Ismaili History and Intellectual Traditions

Name: Ismaili History and Intellectual Traditions
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Ismaili History and Intellectual TraditionsAuthor(s): Farhad Daftary\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138288096, 978-1138288096\nSynopsis\nThe Ismailis represent an important Shi?i Muslim community with rich intellectual and literary traditions. The complex history of the Ismailis dates back to the second/eighth century when they separated from other Shi?i groups under the leadership of their own imams. Soon afterwards, the Ismailis organised a dynamic, revolutionary movement, known as the da?wa or mission, for uprooting the Sunni regime of the Abbasids and establishing a new Shi?i caliphate headed by the Ismaili imam. By the end of the third/ninth century, the Ismaili d???s, operating secretly on behalf of the movement, were active in almost every region of the Muslim world, from Central Asia and Persia to Yemen, Egypt and the Maghrib.\n\nThis book brings together a collection of the best works from Farhad Dafta.