Synopses & Reviews
Ismaili Studies represents one of the most recent fields of Islamic Studies. Much new research has taken place in this field as a result of the recovery of a large number of Ismaili texts. This book contains a complete listing of the sources and secondary studies, including theses, written by Ismailis or about them in all major Islamic and European languages. It also contains chapters surveying Ismaili history and developments in modern Ismaili Studies.
Review
"a fine work and should find a ready home in the reference section of any Middle East or Islamic studies collection." --Mela Notes
About the Author
Farhad Daftary is Head of the Department of Academic Research and Publications at The Institute of Ismaili Studies.
Table of Contents
Preface * Abbreviations * Ismaili History and its Literary Sources * Ismaili Studies: Medieval Antecedents and Modern Developments * Primary Sources * Works by Ismaili Authors * Anonymous Ismaili and Pseudo-Ismaili Works * Raså>il Ikhwån al-Íafå>, by an Anonymous Group of Authors * Selected Works by Non-Ismaili Muslim Authors * Studies * Selected Theses * Genealogical Tables and Lists