This first full-length study of women and the Fatimids is a
groundbreaking work investigating an unexplored area in the field
of Islamic and medieval studies.
The authors have unearthed a wealth of references to women, thus
re-inscribing their role in the history of one of the most
fascinating Islamic dynasties, the only one to be named after a
woman. At last some light is thrown on the erstwhile silent and
shadowy figures of women under the Fatimids which gives them a
presence in the history of women in medieval and pre-modern
dynasties.
Basing their research on a variety of sources from historical
works to chronicles, official correspondence, documentary sources
and archaeological findings, the authors have provided a richly
informative analysis of the status and influence of women in this
period. Their contribution is explored first within the context of
Isma'ili and Fatimid genealogical history, and then within the
courts in their roles as mothers, courtesans, wives and daughters,
and as workers and servants. Throughout the book comparison is
drawn with the status and roles of women in earlier, contemporary
and subsequent Islamic as well as non-Islamic courts.
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