Sources & References

The Isma'ilis: Their History and Doctrines

Eagle's Nest: Ismaili Castles in Iran and Syria

The Order of Assassins

Ismaili Literature: A Bibliography of Sources and Studies

Farhad Daftary, Ismaili Literature: A Bibliography of Sources and Studies, I.B. Tauris, hardback 27 August 2004, ISBN 9781850434399; Bloomsbury is the current publisher; IIS is the associated scholarly institution. Verified against the publisher catalogue.

The Early Nizari Ismailis and their Neighbouring Powers

Author: Miklós Sárközy. Ismaili Heritage series; published 12 December 2024. Imprint: I.B. Tauris; publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing; ISBN 978-0-7556-5668-4 (hardback). IIS is the associated academic institution, not the sole publisher.

Paradise of Submission: A Medieval Treatise on Ismaili Thought

Dustūr al-munajjimīn

Original author unknown; completed at Alamut circa 506 AH/1113 CE. 2019 facsimile prepared by Akbar Irani; introductory studies by M. Qazvini and S. J. Badakhchani, with foreword by Farhad Daftary. Publisher: Mīrāth-i Maktūb in association with the Institute of Ismaili Studies. Reference: IIS publication record, ISBN 978-600-203-180-8.

Ḥasan Ṣabbāḥ

Alamūt Castle and Related Fortifications

Decision 48 COM 8B.18

ALAMŪT

ICOMOS Evaluation — Alamūt Castle and Related Fortifications

Hasan Sabbah

Official IIS scholarly contribution; use the institutional page for access and citation.

Alamut

IIS scholarly contribution; originally published in The Oxford Dictionary of Islam (2004).

The Mediaeval Ismailis of the Iranian Lands

IIS scholarly contribution; edited version of a study originally published by Brill in 2000.

Cultural Landscape of Alamout

Official UNESCO tentative-list record submitted by Iran on 9 August 2007.

Charter on the Preservation of Digital Heritage

Adopted by UNESCO General Conference on 15 October 2003.

Texts, Scribes and Transmission

Open-access volume on Ismaili manuscript cultures, textual transmission, codicology and scribal practices.

Ismaili Special Collections — Access

Overview of the Institute of Ismaili Studies special collections and access information.

A Catalogue of Persian Manuscripts Housed at the Institute of Ismaili Studies, Vol. 1

Comprehensive catalogue of 126 Persian Ismaili manuscripts in the IIS collection.

The Ismailis in the Middle Ages: A History of Survival, a Search for Salvation

Oxford University Press study of medieval and post-Alamut Ismaili history, including survival after the Mongol invasions and the continuation of Nizari traditions.

Exploring an Islamic Empire: Fatimid History and its Sources

Paul E. Walker, Exploring an Islamic Empire: Fatimid History and its Sources. I.B. Tauris in association with the Institute of Ismaili Studies, 2002. ISBN 9781860648755 (paperback), 312 pages. Institutional book record and IIS catalogue.

The Fatimids and their Traditions of Learning

Heinz Halm, The Fatimids and their Traditions of Learning, translated by Azizeh Azodi. First English edition 1997 (I.B. Tauris in association with IIS); 2001 edition/reissue recorded in the IIS listing. ISBN 9781860643132 (paperback). The current catalogue year 2001 identifies that listing, not the first publication year.

Nasir Khusraw, the Ruby of Badakhshan

Scholarly study of Nasir Khusraw as Persian poet, traveller, philosopher and major Ismaili thinker, including his relationship to the Fatimid intellectual tradition.

Surviving the Mongols: Nizari Quhistani and the Continuity of Ismaili Tradition in Persia

Study of the survival and continuity of Persian Nizari Ismaili tradition after the Mongol conquest and the fall of Alamut.

The Sound Traditions: Studies in Ismaili Texts and Thought

Collection of studies on Ismaili sources, authorship, manuscript traditions, rational discourses and al-Qadi al-Nu'man.

The Ismailis in History

Scholarly overview of Ismaili history from the formative period through the Fatimid, Alamut, post-Alamut and modern periods.