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Fatimid Cosmopolitanism

History, Material Culture, Politics and Religion

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I.B. Tauris in association with the Institute of Ismaili Studies has published the following work as open access.

The Fatimid caliphs (297–567/909–1171), who were also the Ismaili Imams, reigned over a vast state stretching from North Africa (including Egypt) to Sicily, Syria and the Hijaz. Under Fatimid patronage, the arts and sciences flourished alongside Ismaili thought and literature.

An extensive trade network was centred on their capital, Cairo, facilitating cosmopolitan exchange across their caliphate, the Mediterranean and other lands. This led to innovation in the production of decorative arts, monumental building programmes, international commerce and significant intellectual exchange.

The original research of 22 scholars is here organised into four sections on aspects of Fatimid cosmopolitanism, covering religion and statecraft, the Fatimid legacy reconsidered, ceremony and symbolism and art and archaeology.

Contributors to this volume include Ali Asgar Hussamuddin Alibhai, Khalil Andani, Dina Ishak Bakhoum, Daniel Beben, Doris Behrens-Abouseif, Gregory Bilotto, Anna Contadini, Delia Cortese, Farhad Daftary, Valérie Gonzalez, Shainool Jiwa, Hasan al-Khoee, Juan de Lara, Ayala Lester, Bernard O’Kane, Marcus Pilz, Stéphane Pradines, Jennifer A. Pruitt, Yossef Rapoport, Paula Sanders, Avinoam Shalem, Yasser Tabbaa, Jamel A. Velji and Paul E. Walker.

The 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 Islamic Publications Ltd.

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Year Published:
2025
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Format:
Paperback
Editors:
Bilotto, Gregory|Daftary, Dr Farhad (The Institute of Ismaili Studies, UK)|Jiwa, Shainool (Institute of Ismaili Studies, London, UK)
Illustrations Note:
80 b&w images
ISBN:
9780755657780
Number of Pages:
496
Publication Date:
26/06/2025
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Language:
English
Imprint:
I.B. Tauris
SKU:
9780755657780

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