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The Advent of the Fatimids - A Contemporary Shi'i Witness Account of Politics in the Early Islamic World (Hardcover) Loot Price: R1,548
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The Advent of the Fatimids - A Contemporary Shi'i Witness Account of Politics in the Early Islamic World (Hardcover)

Wilferd Madelung, Paul E. Walker; Translated by Wilferd Madelung, Paul E. Walker

Series: Ismaili Texts and Translations, v. 1

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This personal memoir composed by a medieval scholar reveals an important discourse with two Ismaili leaders who spearheaded the Fatimid revolution in North Africa in 909-910. By reporting 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 unparalleled insider's view to the foundations of the Fatimid state. As such, it is a unique document in the literature of early Islamic revolutionary movements as much as it represents one of the most valuable sources for the history of the medieval Muslim world.

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Imprint: I.B. Tauris
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Ismaili Texts and Translations, v. 1
Release date: 2000
First published: May 2000
Volume editors: Wilferd Madelung • Paul E. Walker
Translators: Wilferd Madelung • Paul E. Walker
Dimensions: 220 x 148 x 33mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 256
ISBN-13: 978-1-86064-551-8
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Essays, journals, letters & other prose works > General
Books > Humanities > History > World history > 500 to 1500
Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General
Books > Humanities > History > African history > General
Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > General
Books > History > African history > General
Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General
Books > History > World history > 500 to 1500
LSN: 1-86064-551-8
Barcode: 9781860645518

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