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Book SynopsisI.B.Tauris in association with the Institute of Ismaili Studies Dedicated to the achievements of Farhad Daftary, the foremost authority in Ismaili Studies of our time, this volume gathers together a number of studies on intellectual and political history, particularly in the three main areas where the significance of Daftary's scholarship has had the largest impact - Ismaili Studies as well as Persian Studies and Shi'i Studies in a wider context. It focuses, but not exclusively, on the intellectual production of the Ismailis and their role in history, with discussions ranging from some of the earliest Ismaili texts, to thinkers from the Fatimid and the Alamut periods as well as relations of the Fatimids with other dynasties. Containing essays from some of the most respected scholars in Ismaili, Shi'i and Persian Studies (including Patricia Crone, M A Amir-Moezzi, C Edmund Bosworth and Robert Gleave), the book makes a significant contribution to wider scholarship in philosophical theology and medieval Islam. The contributors include: I. Afshar, H. Algar, M. A. Amir-Moezzi, S. J. Badakhchani, C. Baffioni, C. E. Bosworth, D. Cortese, P. Crone, D. De Smet, R. Gleave, H. Haji, I. Hajnal, A. H. Hamdani, C. Hillenbrand, A. C. Hunsberger, H. Landolt, L. Lewisohn, W. Madelung, A. Nanji, A. J. Newman, I. K. Poonawala and P. E. Walker.
Table of ContentsPreface by Azim Nanji List of Figures and Tables List of Abbreviations List of Contributors Introduction by Omar Alí-de-Unzaga Bibliography of the Works of Farhad Daftary Sunni Claims to Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq Hamid Algar 2. The Kitab al-Rusum wa’l-izdiwaj wa’l-tartib attributed to 'Abdan (d. 286/899): Edition of the Arabic Text and Translation Wilferd Madelung and Paul E. Walker 3. Abu Tammam on the Mubayyida Patricia Crone 4. The Ikhwan al-Safa' between al-Kindi and al-Farabi Abbas H. Hamdani 5. 'Ibda?, Divine Imperative and Prophecy in the Ikhwan al-Safa? Carmela Baffioni 6. Some Aspects of the External Relations of the Qaramita in Bahrayn István Hajnal 7. A Distinguished Slav Eunuch of the Early Fatimid Period: al-Ustadh Jawdhar Hamid Haji 8. Al-Qadi al-Nu?man’s Refutation of Ibn Qutayba Ismail K. Poonawala 9. The Risala al-Mudhhiba Attributed to al-Qadi al-Nu?man: Precious Evidence of the Adoption of Neoplatonism by Fatimid Ismailism at the Time of al-Mu?izz Daniel de Smet 10. Persian, the Other Sacred Language of Islam M.A. Amir-Moezzi 11. Early Evidence for the Reception of Nasir-i Khusraw’s Poetry in Sufism: 'Ayn al-Qudat’s Letter on the Ta?limis Hermann A. Landolt 12. A Dream Come True: Empowerment through Dreams Reflecting Fatimid-Sulayhi Relations Delia Cortese 13. From the ‘Moses of Reason’ to the ‘Khidr of the Resurrection: The Oxymoronic Transcendent in Shahrastani’s Majlis-i maktub…dar Khwarazm Leonard Lewisohn 14. A Newly Discovered Collection of Poetry from Alamut: The ‘Poems of Resurrection’ by Hasan Mahmud Katib (d. 644/1236-1237) S. Jalal Badakhchani 15. Further Notes on the Turkish Names in Abu’l-Fadl Bayhaqi’s Tarikh Masoudi C. Edmund Bosworth 16. What’s in a Name? Tughtegin - the ‘Minister of the Antichrist’? Carole Hillenbrand 17. Safawids and ‘Subalterns’: The Reclaiming of Voices Andrew J. Newman 18. Compromise and Conciliation in the Akhbari-Usuli Dispute: Yusuf al-Bhrani’s Assessment of 'Abdallah al-Samahiji’s Munyat al-Mumarisin Robert Gleave General Bibliography Index
