The book of unveiling : early Fatimid Ismaili doctrine in the Kitāb al-Kashf, attributed to Ja'far b. Manṣūr b. al-Yaman / by Fârès Gillon.

Author/creator Gillon, Fârès author.
Other author Institute of Ismaili Studies, publisher.
Format Book
PublicationLondon : I.B. Tauris : The Institute of Ismaili Studies, 2024.
Descriptionxviii, 516 pages ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Jaʻfar ibn Manṣūr al-Yaman, active 10th century. Kashf.
Qurʼan--Hermeneutics. --Early works to 1800.

SeriesShi'i heritage series
Shi'i heritage series ; 11. ^A1364702
Summary The Kitab al-Kashf is one of the earliest Ismaili texts to have reached the present day. Transmitted by the Tayybi Ismaili tradition, it is composed of six treatises, most of which, as this open access study and first English translation argues, go back to the early years of the Fatimid rule. The importance of this work is predicated upon the unique insight it offers on the early stages of the elaboration of Ismaili doctrine. A number of parallels with Twelver Shi'i, as well as ghulat and Nusayri sources, are highlighted throughout this study, which, by contrast, allow for the identification of specifically Ismaili themes and doctrines, before and after the rise to power of the Fatimids.
General noteIncludes translation from the Arabic.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 483-495) and indexes.
Access restrictionOpen access.
ISBN9780755653874
ISBN0755653874 pbk
ISBN9780755653867 hardback
ISBN0755653866 hardback
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