Ismaili.NET - Heritage F.I.E.L.D.The Fatimid Caliphate Diversity of Traditions
| Publication Type | Article | |
| Year of Publication | 2020 | |
| Date Published | 2020 | |
| Authors | Daftary, Farhad; Jiwa, Shainool | |
| Original Publication | I.B.Tauris Publishers LONDON • NEW YORK in association with The Institute oflsmaili Studies LONDON | |
| Source | Ismaili heritage series ; 14. | |
| ISBN/ISSN Number | 9781788311335 1788311337 | |
| Key Words | Ismaili Imamate; Fatimid Caliphate; Fatimid-Abbasid rivalry; Qāḍī al-Nu'mān; female prayer leadership; Nizārī Ismaili Imamate | |
| Notes | Ismaili heritage series ; 14. | |
| Full Text | The Fatimid era is ubiquitous today in the discourse of the Nizari Ismaili imamate.1 Yet this was not always the case. As with other societies and religious communities the world over, the arrangement and presentation of history in the Ismaili tradition has evolved in the course of time, with new historiographical agendas and subjects of emphasis emerging or receding in response to changes in the political and social contexts. In this chapter the place of the Fatimids in the cultural memory of the Nizari Ismailis in the post-Mongol era will be explored. |
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The Fatimid Caliphate Diversity of Traditions
The Fatimid era is ubiquitous today in the discourse of the Nizari Ismaili imamate.1 Yet this was not always the case. As with other societies and religious communities the world over, the arrangement and presentation of history in the Ismaili tradition has evolved in the course of time, with new historiographical agendas and subjects of emphasis emerging or receding in response to changes in the political and social contexts. In this chapter the place of the Fatimids in the cultural memory of the Nizari Ismailis in the post-Mongol era will be explored.
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