Farhad Daftary

Quick Facts: Who was Farhad Daftary?

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Farhad Daftary

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Iranian-British Islamic scholar specializing in Ismaili history and doctrines.

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1938

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Origins & Early Life

Farhad Daftary (Persian: فرهاد دفترى; born 1938) is a Belgian-born Iranian-British Islamic scholar who is co-director and head of the Department of Academic Research and Publications at the Institute of Ismaili Studies in London. Daftary received a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley in 1971. He is a freelance consulting editor of the Encyclopædia Iranica, co-editor (with W. Madelung) of the Encyclopædia Islamica, and the general editor of the Ismaili Heritage Series and the Ismaili Texts and Translations Series.

Career & Major Achievements

Books authored Daftary, Farhad (2007), The Isma'ilis: Their History and Doctrines, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 978-0-521-42974-0 Daftary, Farhad (1994), The Assassin Legends: Myths of the Ismaʻilis, I.B. Tauris, ISBN 978-1-85043-705-5 Daftary, Farhad (1998), A short history of the Ismailis, Edinburgh University Press, ISBN 978-0-7486-0687-0 Daftary, Farhad (2004), Ismaili literature, I.B.Tauris, ISBN 978-1-85043-439-9 Daftary, Farhad (2005), Ismailis in medieval Muslim societies, I.B.Tauris, ISBN 978-1-84511-091-8 Daftary, Farhad; Hirji, Zulfikar (2008), The Ismailis: An Illustrated History, Azimuth Editions, ISBN 978-1-898592-26-6 Daftary, Farhad (2020), The Ismaili Imams: A Biographical History, Bloomsbury Academic, ISBN 9780755617982 Books edited Daftary, Farhad, ed. (2001), Intellectual Traditions in Islam, I.B. Tauris, ISBN 978-1-86064-760-4 Daftary, Farhad, ed. (2001), Mediaeval Isma'ili History and Thought, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 978-0-521-00310-0 Daftary, Farhad; Meri, Josef, eds.

Enduring Legacy & Impact

(2003), Culture and memory in medieval Islam: essays in honour of Wilferd Madelung, I.B. Tauris, ISBN 978-1-86064-859-5 Daftary, Farhad; Fernea, Elizabeth; Nanji, Azim, eds. (2010), Living in Historic Cairo: Past and Present in an Islamic City, University of Washington Press, ISBN 978-1-898592-28-0 Daftary, Farhad, ed.

Chronological Milestones & Life Events

1. 1938: Birth of Farhad Daftary — Iranian-British Islamic scholar specializing in Ismaili history and doctrines.
2. 1971: 1971 Milestone — in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley in 1971.
3. 1998: 1998 Milestone — Tauris, ISBN 978-1-85043-705-5 Daftary, Farhad (1998), A short history of the Ismailis, Edinburgh University Press, ISBN 978-0-7486-0687-0 Daftary, Farhad (2004), Ismaili literature, I.
4. 2001: 2001 Milestone — (2001), Intellectual Traditions in Islam, I.
5. 2003: 2003 Milestone — (2003), Culture and memory in medieval Islam: essays in honour of Wilferd Madelung, I.
6. 2005: 2005 Milestone — Tauris, ISBN 978-1-85043-439-9 Daftary, Farhad (2005), Ismailis in medieval Muslim societies, I.
7. 2007: 2007 Milestone — Books authored Daftary, Farhad (2007), The Isma'ilis: Their History and Doctrines, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 978-0-521-42974-0 Daftary, Farhad (1994), The Assassin Legends: Myths of the Ismaʻilis, I.
8. 2008: 2008 Milestone — Tauris, ISBN 978-1-84511-091-8 Daftary, Farhad; Hirji, Zulfikar (2008), The Ismailis: An Illustrated History, Azimuth Editions, ISBN 978-1-898592-26-6 Daftary, Farhad (2020), The Ismaili Imams: A Biographical History, Bloomsbury Academic, ISBN 9780755617982 Books edited Daftary, Farhad, ed.
9. 2010: 2010 Milestone — (2010), Living in Historic Cairo: Past and Present in an Islamic City, University of Washington Press, ISBN 978-1-898592-28-0 Daftary, Farhad, ed.

Historical Fact-Check Quiz: Farhad Daftary

True or False: “Farhad Daftary's primary area of scholarly focus is the history and doctrines of the Ismailis.”

Answer (TRUE ⭕): His extensive bibliography includes multiple works dedicated specifically to Ismaili literature, history, and biographical studies.

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