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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Fortresses of the Intellect: Ismaili and other Islamic Studies in Honour of Farhad Daftary]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:contributor><![CDATA[Edited by Omar Alí-de-Unzaga ]]></dcterms:contributor>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://humanitieshub.sdsu.edu/omeka/items/show/1771">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Ismaili Contributions to Islamic Culture]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[Seyyed Hossein Nasr]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[Tehran : Imperial Iranian Academy of Philosophy]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[1977]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:relation><![CDATA[Series: Imperial Iranian Academy of Philosophy. Series on Ismaili thought; 5]]></dcterms:relation>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://humanitieshub.sdsu.edu/omeka/items/show/1740">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[The Wellsprings of wisdom: a study of Abū Yaʻqūb al-Sijistānī&#039;s Kitāb al-Yanābīʻ : including a complete English translation with commentary and notes on the Arabic text]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[The rapid success of the early Isma&#039;ili dacwa, or religio-political mission, culminated in the establishment of the Fatimid caliphate in the year 909. Modern scholarship in Ismaʹili studies has revealed that the Ismaʹilis were also engaged from early on in their eventful history in diverse intellectual activities, some of which were unique to the Ismaʹili community. In particular, while the early Fatimid caliph-imams were still preoccupied with consolidating the power base of their dawla in North Africa, some of the Ismaʹili daʹis of the Iranian lands elaborated a distinctive Isma&#039;ili tradition of learning, amalgamating in a highly original fashion their Ismaʹili interpretation of Islam with a type of Neoplatonic philosophy then current in Khurasan and some other eastern regions of the Muslim world. -- from http://www.jstor.org (Nov. 16, 2013).]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:tableOfContents><![CDATA[The Foundations of an Epistemology -- Abu Yaqub al-Sijistani. Ismaili Literature. The Importance of al-Sijistani. His Life and Works. Some Critical Points in His Teachings -- The Book of Wellsprings. Organization and Special Features. Background and Sources. Dating The Wellsprings. Authenticity. Title. Method and Audience. State of the Arabic Text. Translating The Wellsprings. Notes and Commentary. The Diagrams -- The Book of Wellsprings: Translation.]]></dcterms:tableOfContents>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[Paul E. Walker]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[Salt Lake City : University of Utah Press]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[1994]]></dcterms:date>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Abū Yaʻqūb al-Sijistānī: Intellectual Missionary]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Abū Yaʻqūb al-Sijistānī, Isḥāq ibn Aḥmad, active 10th century<br />
Ismailites -- Doctrines -- History<br />
Neoplatonism -- History]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Paul E. Walker looks at this seminally important Ismaili missionary from the tenth century (Islamic fourth century) from a fresh perspective. Al-Sijistani and his thought are presented in this book much as he might have done himself if he had written for a more modern audience. Though long neglected by historians of Islamic philosophy, al-Sijistani&#039;s recently recovered writings prove that he deserves careful consideration both as a philosopher and as an exponent of the intellectual understanding of Islam. The old problem of the meaning of science and religion and their interactions as reflected in the thought of an Ismaili author from a remote period is now interpreted within a framework that provides broad coherence to disparate ideas and obscure doctrines which survive only piecemeal from medieval Arabic books and treatises. Here, al-Sijistani&#039;s contributions appear all the more cogent and impressive despite the distance of a thousand years that separate him from us.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:tableOfContents><![CDATA[1. The Shiite Renaissance: Religion and Science in the Early Ismaili Mission -- 2. The Sources of Truth -- 3. The Ladder of Salvation -- 4. The Ultimate Recourse in God and the tawhid -- Appendix: The Study of al-Sijistani and his Works: A Brief History and Guide.]]></dcterms:tableOfContents>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[Paul E. Walker]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[London ; New York : I.B. Tauris in association with the Institute of Ismaili Studies, London ; New York, NY : In the U.S.A. and in Canada distributed by St. Martin&#039;s Press]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:relation><![CDATA[Series: Ismaili heritage series.]]></dcterms:relation>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://humanitieshub.sdsu.edu/omeka/items/show/1309">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[The Divine Guide in Early Shiʻism: The Sources of Esotericism in Islam]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Imamate<br />
Shīʻah -- Doctrines -- History]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[The Imam, the Divine Guide, is the central point around which the Shi&#039;ite religion turns. The power of Shi&#039;ism comes from the actions of the Imam. This title is reserved exclusively for the sucessors of the prophets in their mission. The author shows that from the beginning of Shi&#039;ite Islam until the tenth century, the Imam was primarily a master of knowledge with supernatural powers, not a jurist theologian. The Imam is the threshold through which God and the creatures communicate. He is thus a cosmic necessity, the key and the center of the universal economy of the sacred. The author presents Shi&#039;ism as a religion founded on double dimensions where the role of the leader remains constantly central: perpetual initiation into divine secrets and continued confrontation with anti-initiation forces. Without esotericism, exotericism loses its meaning. Early Imamism is an esoteric doctrine. Historically, then, at the beginning of esotericism in Islam, we find an initiatory, mystical, and occultist doctrine. This is the first book to systematically explore the immense literature attributed to the Imams themselves in order to recover the authentic original vision. It restores an essential source of esotericism in the world of Islam. -- Back cover.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:tableOfContents><![CDATA[Ch. I. Introduction: Return to the Earliest Sources. Hiero-Intelligence and Reason. Esotericism and Rationalization. The Sources. The Nature and Authority of Imamite Traditions -- Ch. II. The Pre-Existence of the Imam. The Worlds Before the World. The Guide-Light. Adamic Humanity. The &quot;Voyage&quot; of the Light. Excursus: &quot;Vision with the Heart&quot; Conception and Birth -- Ch. III. The Existence of the Imam. Comments on the &quot;Political&quot; Life of the Imams. The Sacred Science. Notes on the &quot;Integral Quran&quot; The Sacred Power -- Ch. IV. The Super-Existence of the Imam. Imamite Points of View on the Ancientness of the Information. The Imam and His Occultation: Esoteric Aspects. The Return and the Rising: Esoteric Aspects. Appendix: Some Implications of the Occultation: Individual Religion and Collective Religion.]]></dcterms:tableOfContents>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[Albany : State University of New York Press]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:contributor><![CDATA[Translated by David Streight]]></dcterms:contributor>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://humanitieshub.sdsu.edu/omeka/items/show/1746">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Ismaili Initiation or Esotericism and the World]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[Henry Corbin]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[1981]]></dcterms:date>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://humanitieshub.sdsu.edu/omeka/items/show/1215">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Temple and Contemplation]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Ismailites -- Doctrines<br />
Shīʻah -- Doctrines<br />
Temple of God]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[Henry Corbin]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[Temple et contemplation]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[London ; New York : KPI in association with Islamic Publications, London]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:contributor><![CDATA[translated by Philip Sherrard with the assistance of Liadain Sherrard]]></dcterms:contributor>
    <dcterms:relation><![CDATA[Series: Islamic texts and contexts]]></dcterms:relation>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://humanitieshub.sdsu.edu/omeka/items/show/1189">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Cyclical Time and Ismaili Gnosis]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Ismailites -- Doctrines<br />
Gnosis<br />
Ismailiten<br />
Ismailites -- Doctrines]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[Henry Corbin]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[London ; Boston : Kegan Paul International in association with Islamic Publications Ltd.]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:relation><![CDATA[Series: Islamic texts and contexts.]]></dcterms:relation>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://humanitieshub.sdsu.edu/omeka/items/show/1317">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Ikhwan al-Safa: A Brotherhood of Idealists on the Fringe of Orthodox Islam ]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Ikhwān al-Ṣafāʼ<br />
Islamic philosophy -- History]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[&quot;The Ikhwan al-Safa&#039; or Brethren of Purity were a highly secretive group of tenth-century Shi&#039;ite thinkers, their identities remaining unclear even today. Renowned for creating the legendary Rasa&#039;il Ikhwan al-Safa&#039;, an encyclopedia of philosophical sciences, they proposed a coherent intellectual system that sought to reconcile human reasoning with prophetic revelation. With a spirit of tolerance uncommon to the era and an exceptional eclecticism of sources, their encyclopedia was popular and yet highly contentious, often characterized as heretical by Islamic theologians and leaders throughout history.&quot; &quot;This fascinating survey provides a clear, objective and innovative introduction to the Brethren of Purity and their encyclopedic project, showing its critical place in the history of Arabic science, philosophy, and literature. Containing an illuminating guide to further reading and full of insight on the interpretation of the great work, this study will appeal to readers of all backgrounds.&quot;--Jacket.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:tableOfContents><![CDATA[1. Esotericism -- 2. Emanationism -- 3. Millenarianism -- 4. Encyclopaedism -- 5. Syncretism -- 6. Idealism.]]></dcterms:tableOfContents>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[Godefroid de Callataÿ]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[Oxford, England : Oneworld]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:relation><![CDATA[Series: Makers of the Muslim world.]]></dcterms:relation>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://humanitieshub.sdsu.edu/omeka/items/show/1867">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[A Short History of the Ismailis]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[ A major Shi&#039;i Muslim community with a long and eventful history, the Ismailis were until recently studied primarily on the basis of the accounts of their enemies, including the Sunni polemicists and the Crusader chroniclers. As a result, a host of legends were disseminated on the teachings and practices of the Ismailis. The study of Ismailism began to be revolutionized from the 1930s, with the recovery of a large number of Ismaili texts preserved in private collections. A Short History of the Ismailis brings together the results of modern scholarship on the highlights of Ismaili history and doctrines within the broader contexts of Islamic history and Shi&#039;i thought. Critically examining the Ismaili historiography and other types of relevant source materials, this book covers the main developments in all the major phases of Ismaili history, including the early formative period, the Fatimid and Ismaili golden age, and the Alamut and post-Alamut periods. It also examines the major schisms among the Islmailis as well as their more recent history. -- Publisher description.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:tableOfContents><![CDATA[ Ismaili history and historiography : phases, sources and studies -- Origins and early history : Shiis, Ismailis and Qarmatis -- The Fatimid age : dawla and dawa -- The Alamut period in Nizari Ismaili history -- Later developments : continuity and modernisation.]]></dcterms:tableOfContents>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[Farhad Daftary]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[ Princeton, NJ : M. Wiener]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[1998]]></dcterms:date>
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