Memoirs of a mission : the Ismaili scholar, statesman and poet al-Muʼayyad fil̓-Dīn al-Shīrāzī /: the Ismaili scholar, statesman and poet al-Muʼayyad fil̓-Dīn al-Shīrāzī. (2003)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Verena Klemm.
• Other Names: Klemm, Verena, 1956-; Institute of Ismaili Studies.
• Contents: Preface xiii 1 Introduction 1 Part I: Al-Mu'ayyads Mission in FA rs 2 The Rise and Fall of a dA 'A-- 19 3 Al-Mu'ayyads Memoirs as a Source for History 45 4 The Self-portrayal of a dA 'A-- 55 Part II: Al-Mu'ayyad in Egypt and Syria 5 Al-Mu'ayyad at the Fatimid Court in Cairo 69 6 Al-Mu'ayyad s Political Mission in Northern Syria 78 Part III: Al-Mu'ayyad at the Pinnacle of his Career 7 Al-Mu'ayyad as Chief dA 'A-- in Cairo 89 8 Epilogue 106 Appendix 1: The Works of al-Mu'ayyad fil-DA--n al-ShA--rA zA-- 113 Appendix 2: The Hierarchy and Pedagogy of the Fatimid da'wa 117 Notes 128 Bibliography 147 Index 154.
• Publisher Details: London New York : I.B. Tauris
• Publication Date: 2003
• Extent: 1 online resource (xx, 160 pages)
• Subjects: 955.02; HISTORY -- General; Iran -- History -- 640-1256; Iran; History; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 1417519754; 9781417519750; 9780857714688; 0857714686
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-153) and index.; Note: Description based on print version record.
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