Empire of the Mahdi: The Rise of the Fatimids by Heinz Halm, H. Halm, M. Bonner (Translator)

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This book provides a detailed description of the history of the Isma'ilis sect and caliphal dynasty, the Fatimids, in North Africa (875-973).

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Michael Bonner (Medieval Islamic History, U. of Michigan) has produced a fine translation of this historical<-->and anthropological<-- >account of the Fatamids. In the ninth century, this secret sect of the Isma'ilis arose to play a prominent role in the history of the Near East. Their supreme head today is the Agha Khan. Halm (U. of Bonn) describes the early history of the Fatamids, from the founding and spread of the secret society to the rise of the caliphal dynasty to power in North Africa and the founding of Cairo, their capitol. Some illustrations. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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