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Discours sur l'Ordre et la création - Review

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Discours sur l'Ordre et la création
Publication Type  Book Review
Year of Publication  1998
Authors  Daftary, Farhad
Original Authors  Steigerwald, Diane
Key Words  English; Full Text Online

A Scent of Sandalwood: Indo-Ismaili Religious Lyrics

Publication Type  Book
Year of Publication  2002
Authors  Esmail, Aziz
City  Richmond (Surrey)
Publisher  Curzon Press & IIS
Volume  1
Volume and Pages  228p.
Key Words  Ginans; Bibliograpy; English

Commentaire de la qasida ismaelienne d'Abu'l-Haitham Jorjani attribue a Mohammad ibn Sorkh de Nishapour - Review

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Commentaire de la Qasida ismaélienne d'Abu'l Haitham Jorjani attribuée à Mohamed b. Sorkh de Nishapour
Publication Type  Book Review
Year of Publication  1955
Authors  Stern, S.M.
Original Authors  CORBIN, HENRY;MO'IN, MOH.
Key Words  Full Text Online; English

GINANS : Texts and Contexts : Essays on Ismaili Hymns from South Asia in Honour of Zawahir Moir

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Publication Type  Book
Year of Publication  2010
Authors  Kassam, Tazim R.; Asani, Ali S.; Boivin, Michel; Mallison, Francoise; Devraj Thontya , Mohan; Jani, Balvant S.; Jani, Urmila B.; Jiwa, Pyarali; Khan, Dominique-Sila; Purohit, Teena; Sheikh, S.; Shodhan, A; Surani, Iqbal; Tajdin, Nagib; Talbani,; Hasanali, P
Edition  Revised
Editor  Tazim R. Kassam, Francoise Mallison
Volume and Pages  226 p
Key Words  English; Bibliography
Notes  

Edited by Tazim R. Kassam and Francoise Mallison, Primus Books, 2010, Revised Edition, xxviii, 226 p, 7 illus, ISBN : 81-908918-7-5

ISBN Number  ISBN : 81-908918-7-5

NCAB Canada Submission to Ontario Arbitration Review

Publication Type  Article
Year of Publication  2004
Authors  Aga Khan NCAB Canada
Source  

http://www.cba.org/CBA/newsletters/pdf/ADR-NCAB_Canada.pdf

Key Words  English; Full Text Online; Arbitration
Notes  

His Highness Prince Aga Khan Shia Imami Ismaili National Conciliation and Arbitration Board for Canada
Submission to Ontario Arbitration Review
September 10, 2004

Ismaili Ideas in the Egyptian Poetry of the Fatimid Period - Review

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Ismaili Ideas in the Egyptian Poetry of the Fatimid Period.
Publication Type  Book Review
Year of Publication  Submitted
Authors  Ivanow, Wladimir.
Original Authors  M. Kamil HUSSEIN
Key Words  English; Full Text Online

Glimpses of Islam - Review

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Glimpses of Islam
Publication Type  Book Review
Year of Publication  Submitted
Authors  M.H.
Original Authors  Agha Khan; Dr. Zaki Ali
Key Words  Full Text Online; English

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 Ismailis Sect in London (Religious Institutions and Social Change)

Publication Type  Journal Article
Year of Publication  In Press
Authors  Clarke, P. B.
Volume and Pages  SERIES: Religion
Key Words  English; Bibliography
Notes  

DETAILS: "The Ismailis Sect in London (Religious Institutions and Social Change)," Religion (Spring 1978).

Polemics on the Origin of the Fatimid Caliphate

Publication Type  Journal Article
Year of Publication  1924
Authors  Mamour, Prince P. H.
Volume and Pages  PAGES: 232 pp.
Publisher  Indus Publications
Place  London/Karachi
Key Words  English; Bibliography
Notes  

Polemics on the Origin of the Fatimid Caliphate. London, 1924. 232 pp. Karachi: Indus Publications, 1979. Distinguishes between pro- and anti-Fatimid sources related to their genealogy.

The Nizari Ismaili Community in East Africa.

Publication Type  Journal Article
Year of Publication  1970
Authors  Nanji, Azim.
Volume and Pages  PAGES: 15 pp.
Publisher  McGill University
Key Words  English; Bibliography
Notes  

Paper ; DETAILS: "The Nizari Ismaili Community in East Africa." Paper, McGill University, 1970. 15 pp.

The `Das Avatara' of Satpanthi Ismailis and Imam Shahis of Indo-Pakistan.

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Das Avtar - Motto
Publication Type  Thesis
Year of Publication  1972
Authors  Khakee, Gulshan.
University  Harvard University
Key Words  English; Bibliography
Notes  

The entire Thesis can now be downloaded - see links below the text. The first part contains the 60 pages introduction to the work, a must read.

This thesis contains a transliteration and a translation of the Das Avatara of Imam Shah ; 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.

Gulshan Khakee should be credited for collecting the manuscripts and books now in the Khojki collection of Harvard (catalogued by Ali Asani) While on a research tour in 1988, the Kaka of Pirana told us that he remembered when she came to visit Pirana and they gave her themanuscript of Das Avatar she had taken to Harvard.

She was among the pioniers of Ginanic research and some of her works are listed here. ; DETAILS: "The `Das Avatara' of Satpanthi Ismailis and Imam Shahis of Indo-Pakistan." Ph.D. diss., Harvard University, 1972. [Contains a transliteration and translation of the Das Avatara of Imam Shah from a manuscript dated 1736AD.] She offered a copy of her Thesis to The Heritage Society on 20th January 1991. She was one of our lecturesr at the SOS Khojki Conference organized in Toronto by the Ismaili Heritage Society now on www.ismaili.net.

The Nizari Ismaili Community in North America: Background and Development.

Publication Type  Journal Article
Year of Publication  1983
Authors  Nanji, Azim.
Volume and Pages  PAGES: Pp. 149-164
Edition  The Muslim Community in North America
Publisher  University of Alberta Press
Place  Edmonton
Key Words  English; Bibliography
Notes  

DETAILS: "The Nizari Ismaili Community in North America: Background and Development." In The Muslim Community in North America. Edmonton: University of Alberta Press, 1983. Pp. 149-164.

The Origin of the Khojas and their Religious Life Today.

Publication Type  Thesis
Year of Publication  1936
Authors  Mujtaba Ali, Syed.
University  Universitat-Bonn
City  Untersuch
Volume and Pages  PAGES: 190 pp.
Key Words  English; Bibliography
Notes  

zum Allgemein Religionsgeschichte 8 ; DETAILS: "The Origin of the Khojas and their Religious Life Today." Ph.D. diss., Universit"t-Bonn, Untersuch. zum Allgemein Religionsgeschichte 8, 1936. 190 pp.

The Account of the Ismaili Doctrines in the `Jami al Tawarikh' of Rashid al-Din

Publication Type  Journal Article
Year of Publication  1930
Authors  Levy, R.
Volume and Pages  SERIES: J.R.A.S. ; PAGES: 509-536, 151
Key Words  English; Bibliography
Notes  

"The Account of the Ismaili Doctrines in the `Jami al Tawarikh' of Rashid al-Din," J.R.A.S. (1930): 509-536. Author's correction in J.R.A.S. (1931): 151.

The Political Role of Minority Groups in the Middle East

Publication Type  Journal Article
Year of Publication  1979
Authors  McLaurin, R. de, ed.
Publisher  Praeger Publishers
Place  New York
Key Words  English; Bibliography
Notes  

Contains some statistics on Isma'ilis ; DETAILS: The Political Role of Minority Groups in the Middle East. New York: Praeger Publishers, 1979. [Contains some statistics on Isma'ilis.]

The Assassins in Quhistan

Publication Type  Journal Article
Year of Publication  1968
Authors  Willey, Peter.
Volume and Pages  SERIES: RCAJ ; VOLUME: LV ; PAGES: 180-183
Key Words  English; Bibliography
Notes  

DETAILS: "The Assassins in Quhistan," RCAJ LV (1968): 180-183.

The Prince Aga Khan: an Authentic Life Story

Publication Type  Book
Year of Publication  Submitted
Authors  Shah, Sirdar Ikbal Ali.
City  London
Publisher  John Long Ltd.
Volume and Pages  PAGES: 249 pp.
Key Words  English; Bibliography
Notes  

DETAILS: The Prince Aga Khan: an Authentic Life Story. London: John Long Ltd., n.d. 249 pp.

The Bohras a Muslim Community of Gujarat

Publication Type  Journal Article
Year of Publication  1955
Authors  Lokhandwalla, S. T.
Volume and Pages  SERIES: S.I. ; VOLUME: III ; PAGES: 117-135
Key Words  English; Bibliography
Notes  

DETAILS: "The Bohras, a Muslim Community of Gujarat," S.I. III (1955): 117-135.

The Revolt of the Agha Khan Mahalatti and the Establishment of the Nizari Imamat in India.

Publication Type  Thesis
Year of Publication  In Press
Authors  Eboo, Nadia.
University  Victoria University of Manchester
Key Words  English; Bibliography
Notes  

B.A. thesis ; DETAILS: "The Revolt of the Agha Khan Mahalatti and the Establishment of the Nizari Imamat in India." B.A. thesis, Victoria University of Manchester, 1979.


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