The Advent of the Fatimids: A Contemporary Shi'I Witness

Madelung, Wilferd/ Walker, Paul Ernest/ Ibn Al-haytham, Jafar Ibn Ahmad

ISBN 10: 1860645518 / ISBN 13: 9781860645518

Published by Inst of Ismaili Studies, 2000

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256 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.50 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Advent of the Fatimids: A Contemporary Shi'I Witness
• Publisher: Inst of Ismaili Studies
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1860645518
• ISBN 13: 9781860645518
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New

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Synopsis

This work is a personal memoir composed by a medieval scholar in which he records details of his discourse with two Ismaili leaders who spearheaded the Fatimid revolution in North Africa in 909-10. By reporting at first hand the thoughts and activities of Abu `Abdallah al-Shi'i and his brother Abu'l-Abbas over a period of seven months, Ibn al-Haytham in his "Kitab al-Munazarat" (The Book of Discussions) provides an insider's view to our understanding of the foundations of the Fatimid state.

About the Authors

Paul E. Walker is based at The Institute of Ismaili Studies in the UK. Previously he was Deputy Director for Academic Programs at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Chicago, U.S

Professor Madelung is Senior Research Fellow with The Institute of Ismaili Studies. He has been Professor of Islamic Studies at the University of Chicago, US, and the Laudian Professor of Arabic at the University of Oxford, UK.