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The Fatimid period was the golden age of Ismaili thought and literature, when the Shi'ite Ismaili Imams ruled over vast areas of the Muslim world as the Fatimid caliphs and the Ismailis made important contributions to Islamic civilization.
In this book, Heinz Halm investigates from a historical perspective the intellectual traditions that developed among the Ismailis from the rise of the Fatimid state in North Africa to the cultural brilliance of what the author calls 'one of the great eras in Egyptian history and in Islamic history in general.'.
The topics discussed include the training of the Ismaili da'is or missionaries, the establishment of academic institutions such as al-Azhar and the Dar al-Ilm (House of Knowledge) through which the Fatimids encouraged learning, and the special 'sessions of wisdom' (majalis al-hikma) for advanced instruction in Ismaili esoteric teachings.
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The Fatimids and Their Traditions of Learning: Volume 2 (Ismaili Heritage)
July 6, 2001, I. B. Tauris
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in English
1860643132 9781860643132
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The Fatimids and their traditions of learning
1997, I.B. Tauris in association with the Institute of Ismaili Studies
in English
1850439206 9781850439202
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