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Description
Until recently the Ismailis were judged almost exclusively on the basis of the hostile accounts of their Muslim enemies and the fanciful tales of the Crusaders. As a result, numerous misconceptions were disseminated about the teachings and practices of the Isma'ilis, known in European tradition as the Assassins. In the 1930s, however, authentic Ismaili texts began to be recovered from private collections which shed new light on mediaeval Ismaili history and thought. This collective volume, the first major effor
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