Sources

The Ismailis: Their History and Doctrines, 2nd edition

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General Reference

Divinity Atlas. "The Ismailis: Their History and Doctrines, 2nd edition." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/the-ismailis-their-history-and-doctrines-2nd-edition.

APA Style

Divinity Atlas. (n.d.). The Ismailis: Their History and Doctrines, 2nd edition. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/the-ismailis-their-history-and-doctrines-2nd-edition

BibTeX

@misc{divinityatlas-the-ismailis-their-history-and-doctrines,
  author = {Divinity Atlas},
  title = {The Ismailis: Their History and Doctrines, 2nd edition},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/the-ismailis-their-history-and-doctrines-2nd-edition},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

Farhad Daftary's history is now in a second edition, revised since its original publication to incorporate scholarship that has appeared in the interim, a real, checkable sign of sustained scholarly engagement with the field rather than a claim resting on the publisher's name. It is the standard scholarly history of the Ismaili tradition and its doctrine of the imamate and the batin, working from the tradition's own textual record and later historical scholarship together. This record has not independently traced further scholarly disagreement with Daftary's specific claims since the second edition. Use it for established historical and doctrinal facts about the Ismaili tradition broadly; a claim specific to one Ismaili community's own current practice needs a source focused on that community.

Facts

Citation

Author

Farhad Daftary

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Publication Year

2007

URL

https://www.amazon.com/Ismailis-Their-History-Doctrines/dp/0521850843

Source Type

Monograph

Assessment

Reliability Tier

Farhad Daftary's standard scholarly history of the Ismaili tradition and its doctrine of the imamate and the batin, published by Cambridge University Press.

Notes

The standard scholarly history of the Ismaili tradition and of its doctrine of the imamate and the batin.

Claims Backed By This Source (99 claims)

This source backs 99 claims across the atlas. As facts: 53 well-attested, 1 popular myth - corrected. As cited relationships: 20 holds, 1 connected, 2 held Differently. Plus 22 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

Doctrines, 28 claims: 3 well-attested, 12 holds, 1 held Differently, 12 general references.
Denominations, 12 claims: 6 well-attested, 2 holds, 1 connected, 1 held Differently, 2 general references.
Religious Roles & Titles, 12 claims: 7 well-attested, 3 holds, 2 general references.
Articles, 11 claims: 11 well-attested.
Scriptures & Texts, 9 claims: 6 well-attested, 2 holds, 1 general references.
Beliefs & Restrictions, 8 claims: 5 well-attested, 3 general references.
Religious Offices, 8 claims: 6 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.
Sources, 8 claims: 8 well-attested.
Secret Societies, 3 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 popular myth - corrected, 1 general references.