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Informationen zum Autor Nadia Eboo Jamal received her doctorate in Near Eastern Languages and Literature from New York University, and is a specialist in Iranian history and culture in the period of Mongol rule. Vorwort This study examines the writings of Nizari Quhistani, one of the Ismaili authors who survived the Mongol invasion in the 13th century. The evidence of his writings demonstrate that while the Ismaili community was impaired, its organizational structure and internal coherence continued to operate. Zusammenfassung This study examines the writings of Nizari Quhistani, one of the Ismaili authors who survived the Mongol invasion in the 13th century. The evidence of his writings demonstrate that while the Ismaili community was impaired, its organizational structure and internal coherence continued to operate. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements xi Chronological Table xiii Introduction xxv 1 Boyhood 1 2 Divertissements 25 3 Flagellation and Aphrodisiacs 46 4 Madame de Montreuil's Revenge 62 5 Prime of Libertine Life 77 6 Imprisonment and Escape 94 7 Victimizer as Victim 106 8 Birth of a Middle-Aged Writer 124 9 Bastille 142 10 Revolution 171 11 Degrees of Terror 189 12 The New Justine and Juliette 202 13 Prison and Asylum 215 14 A Negative Strain 226 Bibliography 239 Index 244
