
Published online:
20 September 2012
Published in print:
01 June 1998
Online ISBN:
9780748671281
Print ISBN:
9780748609048
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Phases in Ismaili History Phases in Ismaili History
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Evolution of Ismaili Historiography Evolution of Ismaili Historiography
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Anti-Ismaili Writings of Other Muslims Anti-Ismaili Writings of Other Muslims
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The Assassin Legends of Medieval Westerners The Assassin Legends of Medieval Westerners
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Orientalist Perspectives Orientalist Perspectives
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Modern Progress in Ismaili Studies Modern Progress in Ismaili Studies
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Notes Notes
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I Ismaili History and Historiography: Phases, Sources and Studies
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Published:June 1998
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Daftary, Farhad, 'Ismaili History and Historiography: Phases, Sources and Studies', A Short History of the Ismailis: Traditions of a Muslim Community (Edinburgh , 1998; online edn, Edinburgh Scholarship Online, 20 Sept. 2012), https://doi.org/10.3366/edinburgh/9780748609048.003.0001, accessed 5 May 2025.
Abstract
After describing the main phases in Ismaili history, this chapter investigates Ismaili historiography covering the major categories of sources. Different genres of texts produced by the Ismaili dā'īs, who were the scholars of the community, are covered before taking up the anti-Ismaili writings of the Sunnis and the Assassin legends fabricated by the Crusader circles. This chapter ends by evaluating the contributions of the orientalists of the 19th century and the breakthrough of modern scholarship in the field based on the recovery and study of Ismaili manuscripts since the 1930s.
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