Professor Carmela Baffioni on Epistles of the Brethren of Purity
Dr Gurdofarid Miskinzoda in conversation with Professor Carmela Baffioni on Epistles of the Brethren of Purity (Rasa‘il Ikhwan al-Safa)
Intellectual Interactions in the Islamic World
The Ismaili Thread
The Intellectual Interactions in the Islamic World: The Ismaili Thread conference brought together an international team of over thirty leading scholars who presented to an audience of researchers, professionals, and students. Through the study of interactions between IsmailisAdherents of a branch of Shi’i Islam that considers Ismail, the eldest son of the Shi’i Imam Jaʿfar al-Ṣādiq (d. 765), as his successor. and non-Ismaili Shi‘i and Sunni currents, the conference situated Ismaili thought within the broader context of Islamic intellectual history. Held at The Institute of Ismaili Studies, the conference aimed to address intellectual exchanges and doctrinal interconnections between Ismailis, and other groups and movements, within the complex cultural landscape of intellectual interactions within and between religious traditions.
Intellectual Interactions in the Islamic World
The Ismaili Thread
This book traces the interactions between Ismaili intellectual thought and the philosophies of other Islamic groups to shed light on the complex and interwoven nature of Islamic civilisation. The chapters include contributions from leading experts in the field that shed new light on the close and complex relationships that very different Islamic groups and movements have enjoyed throughout the centuries.
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