Modern History of the Ismailis, A : Continuity and Change in a Muslim Community.
Title:
Modern History of the Ismailis, A : Continuity and Change in a Muslim Community.
Author:
Daftary, Farhad.
ISBN:
9780857735263
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (423 pages)
Contents:
Cover -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Note on Transliteration and Abbreviations -- Notes on the Contributors -- 1. Introduction Farhad Daftary -- PART I. NIZARI ISMAILIS: SYRIA, CENTRAL ASIA AND CHINA -- 2. Modern History of the Nizari Ismailis of Syria Dick Douwes -- 3. The Nizari Ismailis of Central Asia in Modern Times Hakim Elnazarov and Sultonbek Aksakolov -- 4. The Nizari Ismailis of China in Modern Times Amier Saidula -- PART II. NIZARI ISMAILIS: SOUTH ASIA AND EAST AFRICA -- 5. From Satpanthi to Ismaili Muslim: The Articulation of Ismaili Khoja Identity in South Asia Ali S. Asani -- 6. The Socio-Legal Formation of the Nizari Ismailis of East Africa, 1800-1950 Zulfikar Hirji -- 7. Communities of Tradition and the Modernizing of Education in South Asia: The Contribution of Aga Khan III Shiraz Thobani -- PART III. NIZARI ISMAILIS: CONTEMPORARY POLICIES, INSTITUTIONS AND PERSPECTIVES -- 8. The Aga Khan Development Network and Institutions Malise Ruthven -- 9. Caring for the Built Environment Stefano Bianca -- 10. The Gender Policies of Aga Khan III and Aga Khan IV Zayn R. Kassam -- 11. At the Interstices of Tradition, Modernity and Postmodernity: Ismaili Engagements with Contemporary Canadian Society Karim H. Karim -- PART IV. TAYYIBI MUSTA'LIAN ISMAILIS -- 12. History of the Da'udi Bohra Tayyibis in Modern Times: The Da'is, the Da'wat and the Community Saifiyah Qutbuddin -- 13. The Da'udi Bohra Tayyibis: Ideology, Literature, Learning and Social Practice Tahera Qutbuddin -- 14. A Brief Note on Other Tayyibi Communities: Sulaymanis and 'Alavis Tahera Qutbuddin -- Glossary -- Select Bibliography.
Abstract:
The Ismailis have enjoyed a long, eventful and complex history dating back to the 8th century CE and originating in the Shi'i tradition of Islam. During the medieval period, Ismailis of different regions - especially in central Asia, south Asia, Iran and Syria - developed and elaborated their own distinctive literary and intellectual traditions, which have made an outstanding contribution to the culture of Islam as a whole. At the same time, the Ismailis in the Middle Ages split into two main groups who followed different spiritual leaders. The bulk of the Ismailis came to have a line of imams now represented by the Aga Khans, while a smaller group - known in south Asia as the Bohras - developed their own type of leadership. This collection is the first scholarly attempt to survey the modern history of both Ismaili groupings since the middle of the 19th century. It covers a variety of topical issues and themes, such as the modernising policies of the Aga Khans, and also includes original studies of regional developments in Ismaili communities worldwide. The contributors focus too on how the Ismailis as a religious community have responded to the twin challenges of modernity and emigration to the West. A Modern History of the Ismailis will be welcomed as the most complete assessment yet published of the recent trajectory of this fascinating and influential Shi'i community.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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