Shainool Jiwa

The Fatimids 2 (eBook, PDF)

The Rule from Egypt

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Januar 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780755646753
• Artikelnr.: 67277034

Autorenporträt

Shainool Jiwa is Associate Professor at The Institute of Ismaili Studies, UK. Her latest publication, The Fatimids: 2. The Rule from Egypt (2023), is a World of Islam series title, for which she also serves as the series General Editor. She is the author of The Fatimids: 1. The Rise of a Muslim Empire (2018), and co-editor of The Shi'i World (2015), and The Fatimid Caliphate (2017). She has edited and translated key medieval Arabic texts relating to Fatimid history, including Towards a Shi'i Mediterranean Empire (2009) and The Founder of Cairo (2013).

Inhaltsangabe

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