From its foundation at the beginning of the tenth to its final disappearance towards the end of the twelfth century, the Fatimid Empire played a central but controversial role in the history of Islam. This book combines the separate histories of Isma'ilism, North Africa and Egypt with that of the dynasty into a coherent account.
From its foundation at the beginning of the tenth to its final disappearance towards the end of the twelfth century, the Fatimid Empire played a central but controversial role in the history of Islam. This book combines the separate histories of Isma'ilism, North Africa and Egypt with that of the dynasty into a coherent account.
Michael Brett is Emeritus Reader in the History of North Africa at SOAS. His publications include The Moors: Islam in the West, 1980; (with L. Fentress) The Berbers (1996, with E. Fentress); Ibn Khaldun and the Medieval Maghrib, 1999; The Rise of the Fatimids, 2001; and Approaching African History, 2013, with contributions to the Cambridge History of Africa, the New Cambridge Medieval History, and The New Cambridge History of Islam.
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List of Box Texts List of Illustrations Introduction: The Question of Empire 1. The Coming of the Mahdi 2. The City of the Mahdi 3. The Conquest of Egypt 4. The Constitution of the State 5. The Formation of the Empire 6. A Failure of Direction: The Reign of al-Óakim bi Amr Allah 7. The Regime of the Pen 8. The Crisis of the Empire 9. The Fatimid Renascence 10. The Reorientation of the Dynasty 11. The Final Failure Conclusion: The Fatamids in Retrospect Genealogy of Shi¿ite Imams Genealogy of Fatimids Bibliography Index.
List of Box Texts List of Illustrations Introduction: The Question of Empire 1. The Coming of the Mahdi 2. The City of the Mahdi 3. The Conquest of Egypt 4. The Constitution of the State 5. The Formation of the Empire 6. A Failure of Direction: The Reign of al-Óakim bi Amr Allah 7. The Regime of the Pen 8. The Crisis of the Empire 9. The Fatimid Renascence 10. The Reorientation of the Dynasty 11. The Final Failure Conclusion: The Fatamids in Retrospect Genealogy of Shi¿ite Imams Genealogy of Fatimids Bibliography Index.
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