Memoirs of a Mission ：The Ismaili Scholar, Statesman and Poet, Al-Mu-ayyad Fi'l-Din Al-Shirazi

Publication subTitle ：The Ismaili Scholar, Statesman and Poet, Al-Mu-ayyad Fi'l-Din Al-Shirazi

Author： Klemm Verena  

Publisher： I.B.Tauris‎

Publication year： 2003

E-ISBN: 9780857714688

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9781850434221

Subject： K373.3 medieval history

Keyword： 古代史（公元前40世纪~公元476年）,社会学

Language： ENG

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Al-Mu'ayyad fi'l-DIn al-ShIrzI (d. 470/1087) was an outstanding, multi-talented Fatimid scholar of Persian origin. He excelled as a missionary-agent, statesman, poet, preacher and theologian. Based on his autobiography, this work provides an insight into the remarkable life and achievements of al- Mu'ayyad through important stages of his career, describing his daring attempt to win over the Buyids of western Iran to the Fatimid cause, his dangerous flight to Cairo and finally his expedition to Syria and Iraq to build up an alliance of local rulers against the invading Saljuk Turks._x000D_ The author demonstrates that in addition to being a fascinating personal account, the life of al-Mu'ayyad is a rich source of Islamic history in the 5th/11th century dealing with crucial events in the struggle between the Fatimids, Abbasids, Buyids and Saljuks for supremacy in the Muslim world.

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Cover

Contents

Preface

Introduction

The Rise and Fall of a då‘í

Al-Mu'ayyad’s Memoirs as a Source for History

The Self-portrayal of a då‘í

Al-Mu'ayyad at the Fatimid Court in Cairo

Al-Mu'ayyad ’s Political Mission in Northern Syria

Al-Mu ¢ayyad as Chief då‘í in Cairo

Epilogue

Appendix 1 The Works of al-Mu'ayyad fi’l-Dín al-Shíråzí

Appendix 2 The Hierarchy and Pedagogy of the Fatimid da‘wa

Notes

Index

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