A short history of the Ismailis
Subtitle: traditions of a Muslim community
By: Farhad Daftary.
Series: Islamic surveys
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Edinburgh
Language: eng
Number of pages: 248
Description: The Ismailis were until recently studied primarily on the basis of the records of their enemies. Taking into account newly recovered Ismaili texts, this book offers the only introduction based on modern scholarship.