{"product_id":"the-book-of-unveiling-early-fatimid-ismaili-doctrine-in-the-kitab-al-kashf-attributed-to-jafar-b-mansur-b-al-yaman-paperback","title":"The Book of Unveiling: Early Fatimid Ismaili Doctrine in the Kitab Al-Kashf, Attributed to Ja'far B. Mansur B. Al-Yaman - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eF?r?s Gillon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI.B. Tauris in association with the Institute of Ismaili Studies. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eKitab al-Kashf\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the earliest Ismaili texts to have reached the present day. Transmitted by the \u003ci\u003eTayybi\u003c\/i\u003e Ismaili tradition, it is composed of six treatises, most of which, as this open access study and first English translation argues, go back to the early years of the Fatimid rule. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe importance of this work is predicated upon the unique insight it offers on the early stages of the elaboration of Ismaili doctrine. A number of parallels with Twelver Shi'i, as well as \u003ci\u003eghulat\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNusayri\u003c\/i\u003e sources, are highlighted throughout this study, which, by contrast, allow for the identification of specifically Ismaili themes and doctrines, before and after the rise to power of the Fatimids. The \u003ci\u003eKashf\u003c\/i\u003e is thus an essential witness to the way early Ismailism, while drawing from a pool of themes common to several Shi'i trends, nevertheless formed its own distinctive identity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSince it was edited by Rudolf Strothmann for the first time in 1952, the \u003ci\u003eKashf\u003c\/i\u003e has attracted the attention of several generations of scholars, but did not benefit from a full annotated translation and extensive study highlighting its structure and aims until now. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe eBook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by The Institute of Ismaili Studies.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eF?r?s Gillon\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor in Islamic Studies and Arabic at Aix-Marseille University, France. He received his PhD from the Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes (Paris), and specializes in the intellectual history of early Shiism, with a particular focus on Fatimid Ismailism. He has published several articles on these topics, and has also co-edited with Mathieu Terrier \u003ci\u003eAnthologie de la philosophie en Islam\u003c\/i\u003e (Paris, 2023). Previously, he was a Research Associate at the Institute of Ismaili Studies. His research interests include Shi'i history and doctrines, Ismailism, Nusayrism and Islamic Philosophy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 536\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 02, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42451454984327,"sku":"9780755653874","price":61.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/8255fe98be600851462e660ccae53425.webp?v=1742025694","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-book-of-unveiling-early-fatimid-ismaili-doctrine-in-the-kitab-al-kashf-attributed-to-jafar-b-mansur-b-al-yaman-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}