Fortresses of the Intellect: Ismaili and Other Islamic Studies in Honour of Farhad Daftary
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Fortresses of the Intellect: Ismaili and Other Islamic Studies in Honour of Farhad Daftary

Fortresses of the Intellect: Ismaili and Other Islamic Studies in Honour of Farhad Daftary

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Omar Ali-de-Unzaga (Contributor)  

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I.B.Tauris in association with the Institute of Ismaili Studies Dedicated to the achievements of Farhad Daftary, the foremost authority in Ismaili Studies of our time, this volume gathers together a number of studies on intellectual and political history, particularly in the three main areas where the significance of Daftary's scholarship has had the largest impact - Ismaili Studies as well as Persian Studies and Shi'i Studies in a wider context. It focuses, but not exclusively, on the intellectual production of the Ismailis and their role in history, with discussions ranging from some of the earliest Ismaili texts, to thinkers from the Fatimid and the Alamut periods as well as relations of the Fatimids with other dynasties. Containing essays from some of the most respected scholars in Ismaili, Shi'i and Persian Studies (including Patricia Crone, M A Amir-Moezzi, C Edmund Bosworth and Robert Gleave), the book makes a significant contribution to wider scholarship in philosophical theology and medieval Islam. The contributors include: I. Afshar, H. Algar, M. A. Amir-Moezzi, S. J. Badakhchani, C. Baffioni, C. E. Bosworth, D. Cortese, P. Crone, D. De Smet, R. Gleave, H. Haji, I. Hajnal, A. H. Hamdani, C. Hillenbrand, A. C. Hunsberger, H. Landolt, L. Lewisohn, W. Madelung, A. Nanji, A. J. Newman, I. K. Poonawala and P. E. Walker. bw frontispiece
Dr Omar Ali-de-Unzaga is a Research Associate in the Department of Academic Research and Publications and Academic Coordinator of the Qur'anic Studies Project at the Institute of Ismaili Studies, London. He has published numerous essays and reviews on Islamic and Qur'anic themes.
  • Contributor: Omar Ali-de-Unzaga
  • Imprint: I.B. Tauris
  • ISBN13: 9781848856264
  • Number of Pages: 624
  • Packaged Dimensions: 156x234mm
  • Packaged Weight: 1286
  • Format: Hardback
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • Release Date: 2011-08-08
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Biography: Dr Omar Ali-de-Unzaga is a Research Associate in the Department of Academic Research and Publications and Academic Coordinator of the Qur'anic Studies Project at the Institute of Ismaili Studies, London. He has published numerous essays and reviews on Islamic and Qur'anic themes.

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