Michael Brett, The Fatimid Empire. The Edinburgh History of the Islamic Empires

Michael Brett, The Fatimid Empire. The Edinburgh History of the Islamic Empires

Those of us intimately involved in the study of Fatimid history, as well as others who teach areas of Islamic history in which this dynasty played a significant role, have long lamented the lack of a good, substantial one-volume account of that era suitable for use in classroom instruction and also...

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Main Author: Paul E. Walker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Columbia University Libraries 2018-11-01
Series:Al-ʿUṣūr al-Wusṭā
Online Access:https://journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/alusur/article/view/6872
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spelling doaj-eaf262af8eb342e39b4ddedf44e812782021-02-05T17:54:21ZengColumbia University LibrariesAl-ʿUṣūr al-Wusṭā1068-10512018-11-0126110.7916/alusur.v26i1.6872Michael Brett, The Fatimid Empire. The Edinburgh History of the Islamic Empires Paul E. Walker Those of us intimately involved in the study of Fatimid history, as well as others who teach areas of Islamic history in which this dynasty played a significant role, have long lamented the lack of a good, substantial one-volume account of that era suitable for use in classroom instruction and also generally available and accessible for anyone interested in the period. Among those who have such an interest is, of course, a large world-wide population of Ismaili Muslims who continue to regard the Fatimid caliphs as the divinely chosen imams of their religious tradition. I am quite pleased to announce that finally we have just such a work. https://journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/alusur/article/view/6872
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description Those of us intimately involved in the study of Fatimid history, as well as others who teach areas of Islamic history in which this dynasty played a significant role, have long lamented the lack of a good, substantial one-volume account of that era suitable for use in classroom instruction and also generally available and accessible for anyone interested in the period. Among those who have such an interest is, of course, a large world-wide population of Ismaili Muslims who continue to regard the Fatimid caliphs as the divinely chosen imams of their religious tradition. I am quite pleased to announce that finally we have just such a work.
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