Religion, ethnicity and gender under Fatimid rule. Three recent publications and their wider research context

den Heijer, Johannes
(2008) Bibliotheca Orientalis — Vol. 65, n° 1-2, p. 38-72 (2008)

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Review article on HALM, H., Die Kalifen von Kairo. Die Fatimiden in Ägypten 973-1074. Verlag C.H. Beck, München, 2003; CORTESE, D. and S. CALDERINI, Women and the Fatimids in the world of Islam. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh, 2006; MERI, J.W., The Cult of Saints among Muslims and Jews in Medieval Syria. Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2002. With remarks on the state of research on the history of the Fatimid period and its sources, with particular attention to Sunni-Shia (Ismaili) relations, the status of non-Muslims (Jews, Christians) and gender issues.
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den Heijer, J. (2008). Religion, ethnicity and gender under Fatimid rule. Three recent publications and their wider research context. Bibliotheca Orientalis, 65(1-2), 38-72. https://doi.org/10.2143/BIOR.65.1.2030877 (Original work published 2008)