Eagle's nest Ismaili castles in Iran and Syria /

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Autor principal: Willey, Peter
Autor corporatiu: Institute of Ismaili Studies, ebrary, Inc
Format: Electrònic eBook
Idioma:anglès
Publicat: London ; New York : London : I.B. Tauris ; In association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies, 2005.
Col·lecció:Ismaili heritage series ; 10.
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Taula de continguts:
  • 1. Introduction : early history of the Ismailis
  • 2. Hasan Sabbah and the Ismailis of Iran
  • 3. Rashid al-Din Sinan and the Ismailis of Syria
  • 4. Organisation and ethos of the Ismaili state
  • 5. The Mongol conquest
  • 6. The strategy of Ismaili castles
  • 7. Castles of the Alamut Valley - I
  • 8. Castles of the Alamut Valley - II
  • 9. The mountain fortresses of Qumes
  • 10. Castles of the Qa'inat
  • 11. The fortified province of Qohistan
  • 12. Castles of Isfahan and Arrajan
  • 13. Citadels of the Syrian Mountains - I
  • 14. Citadels of the Syrian Mountains - II
  • 15. Badakhshan and Hunza
  • 16. Epilogue
  • App. I. Research expeditions led by the author
  • App. II. List of Ismaili castles and fortifications
  • App. III. Ismaili pottery from the Alamut period / Rosalind A. Wade Haddon
  • App. IV. Ismaili coins from the Alamut period / Hussein Hamdan and Aram Vardanyan.