The Advent of the Fatimids - (Ismaili Texts and Translations) by Paul E Walker & Wilferd Madelung (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>This work is a personal memoir composed by a medieval scholar in which he records details of his discourse with two Ismaili leaders who spearheaded the Fatimid revolution in North Africa in 909-10. By reporting at first hand 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 insider's view to our understanding of the foundations of the Fatimid state.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>""It makes very exciting reading, not only for specialists...but for Islamicists and historians at large."" <i>--American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences</i> <br><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b> Wilfred Madelung</b> is Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Ismaili Studies in London. <br> <b> Paul E. Walker</b> is an historian of ideas at the University of Chicago.</p>
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