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The `Das Avatara' of Pir Shams as Linguistic and Literacy Evidence of the Early Development of Ismailism in Sind

Publication Type  Journal Article
Year of Publication  1980
Authors  Khakee, Gulshan.
Volume and Pages  SERIES: Sind Quarterly VIII ; VOLUME: no. 2 ; PAGES: Pp. 143-155
Publisher  Oxford University Press
Place  Karachi
Editor  ed. Hamida Khuhro
Key Words  English; Bibliography
Notes  

Also published in Sind through the Centuries ; Dr Gulshan Khakee died of cancer in Bombay at the age of 58, Saturday January 12, 2002. She graduated in teacher training in Nairobi where she taught at the AK Girl School and at the Kenya High School. She did her M.A. at Trinity College in Dublin - Ireland and her PhD. at Harvard in 1972. She was among the pioniers of Ginanic research and some of her works are listed here. DETAILS: "The `Das Avatara' of Pir Shams as Linguistic and Literacy Evidence of the Early Development of Ismailism in Sind," Sind Quarterly VIII, no. 2 (1980): 44-47. Also published in Sind through the Centuries, ed. Hamida Khuhro. Karachi: Oxford University Press, 1981. Pp. 143-155.

New Light on the Beginning of the Karim Merchants

Publication Type  Journal Article
Year of Publication  1958
Authors  Goitein, Solomon D.
Volume and Pages  SERIES: J.E.S.H.O. ; VOLUME: I-II ; PAGES: 175-184
Key Words  English; Bibliography
Notes  

On economic life in Fatimid times ; DETAILS: "New Light on the Beginning of the Karim Merchants," J.E.S.H.O. I-II (1958): 175-184. On economic life in Fatimid times.

The Life and Times of the Queen Saiyidah Arwa - The Sulayhid of the Yeman

Publication Type  Journal Article
Year of Publication  1931
Authors  Hamdani, Husayn F. al-.
Volume and Pages  SERIES: J.R.C.A.S. ; VOLUME: XVIII ; PAGES: 505 ff.
Key Words  English; Bibliography
Notes  

DETAILS: "The Life and Times of the Queen Saiyidah Arwa - The Sulayhid of the Yeman," J.R.C.A.S. XVIII (1931): 505 ff.

The Early Seljuq Period from the Rise of Tughril Beg till the Death of Malik Shah Including the Origin of the Order of the Assassins.

Publication Type  Journal Article
Year of Publication  1951
Authors  Brown, E. G.
Volume and Pages  SERIES: In Literary History of Persia ; VOLUME: II ; PAGES: 165 ff.
Publisher  Cambridge University Press
Place  Cambridge
Key Words  English; Bibliography
Notes  

Refutation of the legend that makes Hassan b. Sabbah the codisciple of Nizam al Mulk and Omar Khayyam, p. 190. ; DETAILS: "The Early Seljuq Period, from the Rise of Tughril Beg till the Death of Malik Shah, Including the Origin of the Order of the Assassins." In Literary History of Persia. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1951. II: 165 ff. [Refutation of the legend that makes Hassan b. Sabbah the codisciple of Nizam al Mulk and Omar Khayyam, p. 190.]

On the Ismailis in Greater Badakshan Historical Growth and Current Status.

Publication Type  Thesis
Year of Publication  In Press
Authors  Daya, Mehmood.
University  University of Wisconsin
City  Milwaukee
Key Words  English; Bibliography
Notes  

DETAILS: "On the Ismailis in Greater Badakshan, Historical Growth and Current Status." Monograph. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, December, 1980.

The Order of Assassins: The Psychology of Murder

Publication Type  Journal Article
Year of Publication  1972
Authors  Wilson, Colin.
Volume and Pages  PAGES: 242 pp.
Publisher  Hart-Davis
Place  London
Key Words  English; Bibliography
Notes  

DETAILS: The Order of Assassins: The Psychology of Murder. London: Hart-Davis, 1972. 242 pp.

The Fatimid Visier Ya'qub ibn Killis and the Beginning of the Fatimid Administration in Egypt

Publication Type  Journal Article
Year of Publication  1981
Authors  Le Tourneau
Volume and Pages  SERIES: Der Islam LVIII ; VOLUME: no. 2 ; PAGES: 237-249
Key Words  English; Bibliography
Notes  

DETAILS: "The Fatimid Visier Ya'qub ibn Killis and the Beginning of the Fatimid Administration in Egypt," Der Islam LVIII, no. 2 (1981): 237-249.

Rasail Ikhwan al Safa' in the Literature of the Isma'ili Tayyibi Da'wa

Publication Type  Journal Article
Year of Publication  1932
Authors  Hamdani, Husayn F. al-.
Volume and Pages  SERIES: Der Islam ; VOLUME: XX ; PAGES: 281-300
Key Words  English; Bibliography
Notes  

DETAILS: "Rasail Ikhwan al Safa' in the Literature of the Isma'ili Tayyibi Da'wa," Der Islam XX (1932): 281-300.

The Pure Brethren and the Philosophical Structure of their System.

Publication Type  Journal Article
Year of Publication  1979
Authors  Widengren, Geo.
Volume and Pages  PAGES: Pp. 57-69
Edition  Islam: Past Influence and Present Challenge
Publisher  Edinburgh University Press
Place  Edinburgh
Key Words  English; Bibliography
Notes  

DETAILS: "The Pure Brethren and the Philosophical Structure of their System." In Islam: Past Influence and Present Challenge. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 1979. Pp. 57-69.

The Ginan Tradition among the Nizari Ismailis its Value as Source of their History

Publication Type  Journal Article
Year of Publication  1975
Authors  Nanji, Azim.
Volume and Pages  SERIES: Etudes Arabes et Islamiques I. Histoire et civilisation III ; VOLUME: Actes XXIX C.I.O. ; PAGES: pp. 143-146
Key Words  English; Bibliography
Notes  

DETAILS: "The Ginan Tradition among the Nizari Ismailis, its Value as Source of their History," Actes XXIX C.I.O. (1975). Etudes Arabes et Islamiques I. Histoire et civilisation III, pp. 143-146.

The Shia School of Islam and its Branches, Especially That of the Imamee Ismailies

Publication Type  Journal Article
Year of Publication  1895
Authors  Howard, E. I.
Volume and Pages  PAGES: 101 pp.
Publisher  Education Society
Place  Bombay
Key Words  English; Bibliography
Notes  

Transcript of a presentation before the Bombay High Court in 1866 ; DETAILS: The Shia School of Islam and its Branches, Especially That of the Imamee Ismailies. Bombay: Education Society, 1895. 101 pp. [Transcript of a presentation before the Bombay High Court in 1866.]

The Troubadours and the Assassins

Publication Type  Journal Article
Year of Publication  1949
Authors  Chambers, F. M.
Volume and Pages  SERIES: Modern Languages Notes XIV ; VOLUME: no. 1 ; PAGES: 245-251
Key Words  English; Bibliography
Notes  

DETAILS: "The Troubadours and the Assassins," Modern Languages Notes XIV, no. 1 (1949): 245-251.

Tombs of Some Persian Ismaili Imams

Publication Type  Journal Article
Year of Publication  1938
Authors  Ivanow, Wladimir.
Volume and Pages  SERIES: J.B.B.R.A.S. n.s. ; VOLUME: XIV ; PAGES: 49-62
Key Words  English; Bibliography
Notes  

DETAILS: "Tombs of Some Persian Ismaili Imams," J.B.B.R.A.S. n.s. XIV (1938): 49-62.

Yam and Yaman

Publication Type  Journal Article
Year of Publication  In Press
Authors  Grohmann, Adolf,; P. Labib.
Volume and Pages  SERIES: S.I. ; VOLUME: E.I. (old) IV
Key Words  English; Bibliography
Notes  

DETAILS: "Yam" and "Yaman," s.v., E.I. (old) IV.

The Alid Ruler of Tabaristan, Daylaman, Gilan.

Publication Type  Journal Article
Year of Publication  1967
Authors  Madelung, Wilferd.
Volume and Pages  PAGES: Pp. 483-492
Edition  Atti 3 Cong. Studi Arabi e Islamici.
Place  Ravello
Key Words  English; Bibliography
Notes  

DETAILS: "The Alid Ruler of Tabaristan, Daylaman, Gilan." In Atti 3 Cong. Studi Arabi e Islamici. Ravello, 1967. Pp. 483-492.

Shums Tabrez of Multan.

Publication Type  Journal Article
Year of Publication  1957
Authors  Ivanow, Wladimir.
Volume and Pages  VOLUME: In Prof. Shafi Presentation Volume ; PAGES: Pp. 109-118
Place  Lahore
Key Words  English; Bibliography
Notes  

DETAILS: "Shums Tabrez of Multan." In Prof. Shafi Presentation Volume. Lahore, 1957. Pp. 109-118.

The Initial Destination of the Fatimid Caliph `Abd-Allah al Mahdi's dar al Hijrah: Yeman or Maghrib.

Publication Type  Thesis
Year of Publication  1984
Authors  Jiwa, Shainool .
University  McGill University
City  Montreal
Key Words  English; Bibliography
Notes  

M.A. thesis ; DETAILS: "The Initial Destination of the Fatimid Caliph `Abd-Allah al Mahdi's dar al Hijrah: Yeman or Maghrib." M.A. thesis, McGill University, Montréal, 1984.

The Chapter on the Fatimid Da'is in Yemen in the `Tarikh' of Umara al-Hakami (d. 569/1174): an Interpolation.

Publication Type  Journal Article
Year of Publication  1979
Authors  Bates, Michael L.
Volume and Pages  SERIES: In Sources for the History of Arabia ; VOLUME: pt. 2. ; PAGES: Pp. 51-61
Publisher  Riyadh University Press
Place  Riyadh
Key Words  English; Bibliography
Notes  

DETAILS: "The Chapter on the Fatimid Da'is in Yemen in the `Tarikh' of Umara al-Hakami (d. 569/1174): an Interpolation." In Sources for the History of Arabia, pt. 2. Riyadh: Riyadh University Press, 1979. Pp. 51-61.

Some Unknown Ismaili Authors and their Works

Publication Type  Journal Article
Year of Publication  1937
Authors  Hamdani, Husayn F. al-.
Volume and Pages  SERIES: J.R.A.S. ; PAGES: 359-378
Key Words  English; Bibliography
Notes  

DETAILS: "Some Unknown Ismaili Authors and their Works," J.R.A.S. (1937): 359-378.

Medieval Ceramic Oil Lamps from Fustat

Publication Type  Journal Article
Year of Publication  1970
Authors  Kubiak, W. B.
Volume and Pages  SERIES: Ars Orientalis ; VOLUME: VIII ; PAGES: 1-18
Key Words  English; Bibliography
Notes  

DETAILS: "Medieval Ceramic Oil Lamps from Fustat," Ars Orientalis VIII (1970): 1-18.


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