Farhad Daftary Books
A short history of the Ismailis
A major Shi'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; a...
Read MoreThe Assassin legends
Since the twelfth century fantastical tales of the Assassins, their mysterious leader and their remote mountain strongholds in Syria and northern Iran have captured the European imagination. These...
Read MoreCulture and Memory in Medieval Islam
By Farhad Daftary, Josef W. Meri
"This book explores broad-ranging themes relating to memory, memorization, memorializing or commemorating in a variety of historical, legal, literary and architectural contexts. Distinguished schol...
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