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Surviving the Mongols : The Continuity of Ismaili Tradition in Persia (Ismaili Heritage)
Nadia Eboo Jamal
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Description for Surviving the Mongols : The Continuity of Ismaili Tradition in Persia (Ismaili Heritage)
Hardcover. This study examines the writings of Nizari Quhistani, one of the Ismaili authors who survived the Mongol invasion in the 13th century. The evidence of his writings demonstrate that while the Ismaili community was impaired, its organizational structure and internal coherence continued to operate. Series: Ismaili Heritage Series. Num Pages: 150 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HBG; HBLC; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 25. Weight in Grams: 431.
The Mongol invasion of Iran in the 13th century was a catastrophic event for all its inhabitants. For the persian Ismaili in particular, it put an end to their political aspirations and independent existence for many centuries. It has been held by many historians that subsequent to the fall of the central Ismaili fortress of Alumut to the Mongols, the community was virtually extripated from the region and its institutional network dismantled until its revival in the 16th century under the Safavid dynasty. Such an expansive view of post-Alumut Ismailism is questioned by this study which examines the poetic writings ... Read more
The Mongol invasion of Iran in the 13th century was a catastrophic event for all its inhabitants. For the persian Ismaili in particular, it put an end to their political aspirations and independent existence for many centuries. It has been held by many historians that subsequent to the fall of the central Ismaili fortress of Alumut to the Mongols, the community was virtually extripated from the region and its institutional network dismantled until its revival in the 16th century under the Safavid dynasty. Such an expansive view of post-Alumut Ismailism is questioned by this study which examines the poetic writings ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Number of pages
150
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Series
Ismaili Heritage Series
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781860644320
SKU
V9781860644320
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About Nadia Eboo Jamal
Nadia Eboo Jamal received her doctorate in Near Eastern Languages and Literature from New York University, and is a specialist in Iranian history and culture in the period of Mongol rule.
Reviews for Surviving the Mongols : The Continuity of Ismaili Tradition in Persia (Ismaili Heritage)
"...sheds a welcome light on the Il-Khanate in general, and the Persian Ismailis and Nizari Quhistani (1247-1320) in particular." -George Lane, Cambridge School of Oriental & African Studies Journal