{"product_id":"fatimid-cosmopolitanism-gregory-bilotto-9780755657797","title":"Fatimid Cosmopolitanism: History, Material Culture, Politics and Religion","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eI.B. Tauris in association with the Institute of Ismaili Studies has published the following work as open access. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Fatimid caliphs (297-567\/909-1171), who were also the Ismaili Imams, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ereigned over a vast state stretching from North Africa (including Egypt) to \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eSicily, Syria and the Hijaz. Under Fatimid patronage, the arts and sciences \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eflourished alongside Ismaili thought and literature. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn extensive trade network was centred on their capital, Cairo, facilitating cosmopolitan exchange across their caliphate, the Mediterranean and other lands. This led to innovation in the production of decorative arts, monumental building programmes, international commerce and significant intellectual exchange. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe original research of 22 scholars is here organised into four sections on aspects of Fatimid cosmopolitanism, covering religion and statecraft, the Fatimid legacy reconsidered, ceremony and symbolism and art and archaeology. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eContributors to this volume include Ali Asgar Hussamuddin Alibhai, Khalil Andani, Dina Ishak Bakhoum, Daniel Beben, Doris Behrens-Abouseif, Gregory Bilotto, Anna Contadini, Delia Cortese, Farhad Daftary, Valérie Gonzalez, Shainool Jiwa, Hasan al-Khoee, Juan de Lara, Ayala Lester, Bernard O'Kane, Marcus Pilz, Stéphane Pradines, Jennifer A. Pruitt, Yossef Rapoport, Paula Sanders, Avinoam Shalem, Yasser Tabbaa, Jamel A. Velji and Paul E. Walker. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by the Institute of Ismaili Studies.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gregory Bilotto\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0755657799\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780755657797\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e I. B. Tauris \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/16\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.00d","brand":"Gregory Bilotto","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47422569316607,"sku":"9780755657797","price":130.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_09dba60a-e07b-4b09-96a5-34f6132bdd37.jpg?v=1761527823","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/fatimid-cosmopolitanism-gregory-bilotto-9780755657797","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}