The Fatimid period was the golden age of Ismaili thought and literature. Ismaili imams ruled over vast areas of the Muslim world as the Fatimid caliphs and the Ismaili made important contributions to Islamic civilization. During this period a multitude of eminent Ismaili thinkers developed unique intellectual doctrines with a diversity of philosophical traditions, and subsequently Cairo, the Fatimid capital, became a centre of Islamic culture and art and a focus of scholarship and science. This book investigates the Fatimids' varied contribution to Islamic civilization and their patronage of learning. The topics discussed range from the teaching activities of the Ismaili missionaries, the "sessions of wisdom" and other traditions of learning, to al-Hakim's "House of Knowledge" and other academic and scientific institutions founded in Fatimid Egypt.
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Text: English (translation)
Original Language: German
Original Language: German
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Heinz Halm is Professor of Islamic History at the University of Tübingen and Editor of Die Welt des Orients.
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Great history and organizational structure of the empire,
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This review is from: The Fatimids and Their Traditions of Learning (Ismaili Heritage Series) (Hardcover)
This book clearly describes many of the organizational structures within the fatimid emprire. Furthermore, it gives a good account of the empire from start to finish.
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This review is from: The Fatimids and Their Traditions of Learning: Volume 2 (Ismaili Heritage) (Paperback)
This is a good especially for anyone linked with education, and wanting to know about the Ismailis.The book begins with a short history. Explores the training of Ismaili missionaries and academic institutions.
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