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Between Revolution and State :The Path to Fatimid St.

	Between Revolution And State :The Path To Fatimid St. by Sumaiya A Hamdani
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This book examines the most important writings of a tenth century Islamic theologian and jurist who was one of the most original thinkers of his period. It argues that Qadi al-Nu`man`s works constituted new and vital genres in Ismaili Shi`i literature, an emergence necessitated by the Fatimids` transition from revolutionary movement to statehood, and by their desire to establish their authority as a Shi`i alternative to the Sunni Abbasid caliphate. Al-Nu`man, already famous in the Fatimid era, produced a legacy which consists of a school of law, historical and biographical works, new interpretations of Ismaili doctrine, and the formulation of a ceremonial language achieved through his work on court protocol. Between Revolution and State represents a sophisticated and readable analysis of one of the seminal figures of the Fatimid period.ISBN - 9781850438823

Pages : 230