The Eagle's Nest: Ismaili Castles in Iran and Syria (Ismaili Heritage) available on December 02 2015 from Amazon for 65.00
ISBN bar code 9781850434641 ξ2 registered December 02 2015
ISBN bar code 9781850434641 ξ1 registered September 07 2012
Product category is Book
Manufacturered by I. B. Tauris In Association With The Institute Of Ismaili Studies
Product weight is 1.73 lbs.
Magnificent castles and fortresses in remote, mountainous regions were built for refuge and defensive purposes by the Ismaili Muslims of Iran and Syria fleeing from persecution during the early middle ages. Often superior in construction to those built by the Crusaders, these castles withstood numerous offensives for over two centuries until the middle of the thirteenth century when most were captured and demolished by the Mongols. Peter Willey describes the discoveries he made during the course of more than 20 expeditions to these Ismaili sites spanning the past forty years. The book is illustrated with photographs, maps and plans. As well as being a piece of original scholarship, it is also a readable personal account of the challenges encountered in expeditions to remote, inaccessible and often hazardous locations.
^ (2012). 9781850434641, I.B. Tauris Publishers. Wiki. ISBN 9781850434641 (revised Jan 2014)
^Peter WilleyThe Eagle's Nest: Ismaili Castles in Iran and Syria (Ismaili Heritage), I. B. Tauris In Association With The Institute Of Ismaili Studies. Amazon. ISBN 9781850434641 (revised Dec 2015)
