A Catalogue of Persian Manuscripts at the Institute of Ismaili Studies, Vol. 1
Ismaili History, Thought and Literature
$161.50
- Hardcover
384 pages
- Release Date
3 September 2026
Summary
Of the hundreds of Persian manuscripts preserved at The Institute of Ismaili Studies, many have long remained unknown or little studied. This open-access volume presents the first comprehensive catalogue of the Ismaili texts in this important collection, bringing previously inaccessible sources to light and opening new avenues of research in Ismaili studies and the study of the Iranian world.
The catalogue introduces a range of hitherto unidentified authors central to the Ismaili hist…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781350635395 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1350635391 |
| Author: | Karim Javan |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Imprint: | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Release Date: | 3 September 2026 |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 156mm |
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About The Author
Karim Javan
Karim Javan is a faculty member at The Institute of Ismaili Studies (IIS), where he has worked in the Ismaili Special Collections Unit since 2014. In addition to cataloguing, editing, and translating Persian texts, he teaches courses related to Persian literature and Iranian history on IIS graduate programs. He holds a PhD in Ismaili History from SOAS, University of London, UK; an MPhil in Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies from the University of Cambridge, UK; and an MA in Persian Literature from Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran.
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