عنوان

Between revolution and state :the path to Fatimid statehood : Qadi Al-Nu'man and the construction of Fatimid legitimacy

.Language of Text, Soundtrack etc

eng

Title Proper

Between revolution and state :the path to Fatimid statehood : Qadi Al-Nu'man and the construction of Fatimid legitimacy

This book examines the most important writings of a tenth century Islamic theologian and jurist who was one of the most original thinkers of his period. It argues that Qadi al-Nu'man's works constituted new and vital genres in Ismaili Shi'i literature, an emergence necessitated by the Fatimids' transition from revolutionary movement to statehood, and by their desire to establish their authority as a Shi'i alternative to the Sunni Abbasid caliphate. Al-Nu'man, already famous in the Fatimid era, produced a legacy which consists of a school of law, historical and biographical works, new interpretations of Ismaili doctrine, and the formulation of a ceremonial language achieved through his work on court protocol. Between Revolution and State represents a sophisticated and readable analysis of one of the seminal figures of the Fatimid period.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

London ; New York

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

I.B. Tauris , In association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2006

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xxvi, 210 p. ; 23 cm.

Other Title Information

Ismaili heritage series

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11

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Includes bibliographical references )p. 135-197( and index

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ISBN: 9781850438823

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Sumaiya A. Hamdani

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1

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، Qadi , al-Nu'man

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Doctrines ، Ismailites

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، Imamate

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، Fatimites

Class number

Dates

2691-

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Hamdani, Sumaiya Abbas

Relator Code

AU

CO Institute of Ismaili Studies

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SE