Fatimid History and Ismaili Doctrine

by Paul E. Walker

The thirteen studies in this volume explore critical problems in Fatimid history and historiography, many specifically focused on the content of doctrinal writings produced by the Ismaili supporters and agents of this caliphate who worked on behalf of the dynasty both within the empire and outside. Several concern issues in disputes that separated the various factions of Medieval Islam and served to distinguish the Ismailis from the rest, often branding...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 113837525X
• ISBN13: 9781138375253
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.9" x 9.9"