02265nam 2200601 a 450 99624798510331620170821210241.00-19-804259-01-281-16373-297866111637301-4356-1991-92027/heb09281(CKB)2560000000300386(EBL)3052493(OCoLC)143377607(SSID)ssj0000087775(PQKBManifestationID)11395612(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000087775(PQKBWorkID)10070442(PQKB)11787322(StDuBDS)EDZ0000074879(MiAaPQ)EBC3052493(MiAaPQ)EBC7034179(Au-PeEL)EBL7034179(dli)HEB09281(MiU)MIU01000000000000012879912(EXLCZ)99256000000030038620060608d2007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe Ismailis in the Middle Ages a history of survival, a search for salvation /Shafique N. ViraniOxford Oxford University Press20071 online resource (322 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-531173-6 0-19-978549-X Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-289) and index.Introduction -- Recovering a lost history -- The eagle returns -- Veiling the sun -- Summoning to the truth -- Possessors of the command -- Qibla of the world -- The way of the seeker -- Salvation and imamate -- Conclusion.In the 13th century, an edict of the Mongol warlord Genghis Khan ordained that the Ismaili Muslims, who had hitherto resisted all attempts at subjugation, be utterly destroyed. This text examines the most obscure portion of this period, from the mid 13th century to the end of the 15th century.IsmailitesHistoryIsmailitesHistory.297.8/2209Virani Shafique N1008244MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK996247985103316The Ismailis in the Middle Ages2325121UNISA