Arabic Ismaili Manuscripts

This work represents a significant corpus of Islamic manuscripts devoted to the theological, philosophical and historical traditions of the Fatimid, post-Fatimid Yemeni and Indian Ismaili literature. The catalogue, with its 179 annotated entries from the highly prized Zahid Ali Collection, examines the literary and doctrinal aspects of these manuscripts, features incipits in Arabic for each entry and is supported by indices in both Arabic and Latin scripts. The work is fully illustrated and enriched by a contextualising introduction. It will prove an invaluable tool for scholars and researchers interested in the study of these key texts.