The Fatimids 2

The Rule from Egypt

Shainool Jiwa (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

248 Seiten

2023
I.B. Tauris (Verlag)
978-1-78076-948-6 (ISBN)

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One of the most prosperous and influential dynasties of the Muslim world, the Fatimids (909–1171) were distinguished by their Imam-caliphs, who asserted religious as well as political authority in direct descent from the family of the Prophet. Their conquest of Egypt in 969 marked the inception of a burgeoning Mediterranean empire. From there, they refined their systems of administration, judiciary, and governance, instilling principles of inclusion which contributed to stability during their caliphate. Fatimid Cairo flourished as a vibrant cultural and intellectual centre through patronage of the arts, architecture, and scholarship.
This book continues the story of the Fatimids from their newly founded capital of Cairo. Introducing the figures who moulded the empire, Shainool Jiwa charts the Fatimids’ expansion, the reasons behind their ultimate fall by the hand of Saladin, and the legacy that continues with the living Ismaili communities today. This lively and engaging work, including maps and colour images, draws on a broad range of primary sources to lead readers through two centuries that witnessed the triumphs and trials of the only sustained Shi’i caliphate to rule across the medieval Islamic world.

Shainool Jiwa is Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Ismaili Studies, London, UK and has lectured and published on Fatimid Studies for over three decades. She has published The Fatimids 1: The Rise of a Muslim Empire (2018) and co-edited The Shi‘i World: Pathways in Tradition and Modernity (2015) and The Fatimid Caliphate: Diversity of Traditions (2017) as well as translating key medieval Arabic texts relating to Fatimid history. She holds a PhD from the University of Edinburgh, UK.

Introduction
Chapter One: The Arrival of the Fatimids in Egypt
Chapter Two: The Cosmopolitanism of Empire
Chapter Three: The Pillars of Justice and Law
Chapter Four: Public Life and Learning in Cairo
Chapter Five: The Empire of the Seas
Chapter Six: Fluctuations of Fatimid Rule
Chapter Seven: The Heirs of Empire
Conclusion: Glimpses of the Fatimid Legacy

Erscheint lt. Verlag	22.2.2024
Reihe/Serie	World of Islam
Zusatzinfo	30 colour images
Sprache	englisch
Maße	111 x 178 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Islam
ISBN-10	1-78076-948-2 / 1780769482
ISBN-13	978-1-78076-948-6 / 9781780769486
Zustand	Neuware