Description from The Ismāʿīlīs
List of illustrations
Foreword, by Wilferd Madelung
Preface
Note on the text
- Introduction: western progress in Isma’ili studies
- Origins and early development of Shi’ism
- Early Isma’ilism
- Fatimid Isma’ilism
- Musta’lian Isma’ilism
- Nizari Isma’ilism of the AlamutFortress of the Nizari Ismailis in northern Iran, which fell to the Mongols in 654 AH/1256 CE. period
- Post-Alamut Nizari Isma’ilism Genealogical tables and lists
Glossary
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Reviews of The Ismāʿīlīs
“Daftary’s work is as clear and comprehensible in style as a book on this subject could be and makes very agreeable reading, with nuggets of valuable information in every chapter.” – Middle East Journal
“This is an impressive survey of real weight in both its scholarship and physical size….If it is primarily a historical work, Daftary has not ignored the doctrinal development of the Isma’ilis. All the major medieval authors, like al-Hamidi, al-Kirmani and al-Sijistani, have been consulted, as well as many secondary sources, and doctrinal developments are placed next to the historical and political. The resulting book is likely to become a standard text for all students and scholars of one of Shi’ite Islam’s most fascinating and complex branches.”
– Ian Richard Netton, The Times Literary Supplement
“…truly an impressive accomplishment as well as a rewarding and pleasant read for anyone even remotely interested in Islamic history. Without a doubt, it will deservedly remain the standard scholarly work on things Ismāʿīlī for some time to come.”
– James E. Lindsay, Journal of Near Eastern Studies