{"product_id":"ismaili-history-and-intellectual-traditions-1","title":"Ismaili History and Intellectual Traditions","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Ismailis represent an important Shiʿi 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 Shiʿi groups under the leadership of their own imams. Soon afterwards, the Ismailis organised a dynamic, revolutionary movement, known as the \u003ci\u003edaʿwa\u003c\/i\u003e or mission, for uprooting the Sunni regime of the Abbasids and establishing a new Shiʿi caliphate headed by the Ismaili imam. By the end of the third\/ninth century, the Ismaili \u003ci\u003edāʿī\u003c\/i\u003es, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book brings together a collection of the best works from Farhad Daftary, one of the foremost authorities in the field. The studies cover a range of specialised topics related to Ismaili history, historiography, institutions, theology, law and philosophy, amongst other intellectual traditions elaborated by the Ismailis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe collation of these invaluable studies into one book will be of great interest to the Ismaili community as well to anyone studying Islam in general, or Shiʿi Islam in particular.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54235516436824,"sku":"9781138288096","price":192.2,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781138288096_fa015851-b7b9-46d3-9782-b1a4035b4d1c.jpg?v=1768314628","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/ismaili-history-and-intellectual-traditions-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}