Syrian Ismailism: The Ever Living Line of the Imamate, AD 1100-1260

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CONTENTS
Illustrations
Dedication
Foreword
Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations
1 INTRODUCTION
Part One - An Outline of the Political History of the Amirate of Miṣyaf
	2 THE PRINCIPALITY OF MIṢYĀF UNDER SINĀN
		Introductory
		The Early Life and Career of Sinān
		The Death of Abu Muḥammad and the Accession of Sinān
			Sinārís Efforts to Consolidate the Isma'ili Position
			Relations with Alamut
			The Episode of the Sufāt
			Sinān's Relations with Saladin
			Two Abortive Attempts on the Life of Saladin
			The Siege of Misyāf
			The Murder of Conrad of Montferrat
			Sinān and the Crusaders
			The Negotiations with Amalric I
			"Sinān's Offer to EmbraceChristianity"
			The Death of Sinān
	3 THE SYRIAN ISMA'ILIS FROM THE DEATH OF SINĀN TO THE FALL OF ALAMUT
		The Situation Confronting Sinān's Successors
		The Repercussions in Syria of the Rapprochement between the Persian Isma'ilis and the Caliphate
			Al-Nāsir's Ambassador in Aleppo
			A Test for Isma'ili-Ayyubid Friendship
			The Other Side of the Coin
		The Isma'ilis and the leaders of the Sixth and Seventh Crusades
			Majd al-Din Receives the Envoys of Frederick II (AD 1194-1250)
			Effects of Over-Confidence
			Consultation with Aleppo
			The Isma'ili Mission to St Louis at Akka
			A Friar among the Isma'ilis
		The Fall of Alamut and its Effect on the Syrian Isma'ilis
			The Disheartened Syrian Isma'ilis
	4 THE SYRIAN ISMA'ILIS UNDER THE EARLY MAMLUKS
		The Internal Situation
			A Successor for Radi al-Din;
			How Many Strongholds?
		The Last Ten Years of a Precarious Independence
			A Prejudicial Step
			The Isma'ilis Become Tributary to Baybars
			Najmal-Dtn's Costly Misjudgement
			The Appointment of Sarim al-Dīn
			Sarim al-Dīn Overplays his Hand
		The Final Subjugation of the Isma'ilis
			The Fall of al-Ullayqa
			The Surrender of the Remaining Castles
		In the Service of the Mamluks
Part Two - Beliefs and Organization
	5 THE UNIVERSAL DIVINE ORDER
		Introduction
			The Isma'ili System of Philosophy
			The Isma'ili Theory of Creation
			The Belief in the Seven Cycles (al-Adwãr al-Sab'a)
			Al-Kirmani's Ten Intellects
		Spiritual Trends in Syrian Isma'ilism under the alamut Imamate
			The Initiation of a New Cycle
			Popular Leanings Towards Metempsychosis
	6 THE ORGANIZATION OF THE DA'WA
		Alamut and the Militant Nizãri Revolutionary Organization
		The Autonomy of the Syrian Da'wa under Sīnan
	7 CONCLUDING REMARKS; ISMA'ILISM IN PERSPECTIVE
Appendix I Notes on Four Isma'ili Manuscripts
Appendix II Four Biographies from Jannat Al-Ᾱmal
Notes
Bibliography
Index