Paul E. Walker,  The Fatimids. Select Papers on Their Governing Institutions, Social and Cultural Organization, Religious Appeal, and Rivalries , Handbook of Oriental Studies/Handbuch der Orientalistik. Section I: The Near and Middle East, Volume 172), Leiden-Boston: Brill, 2023, 459 pages, ISBN 978-90-04-54861-9.

Key Points

• The aim is to explore the Fatimids' governing systems, social structures, cultural dynamics, and religious influences.
• Literature review of selected papers on the Fatimids
• Analysis of historical documents
• Examination of cultural and religious interactions
• Detailed description of the Fatimids' governing institutions
• Insights into social and cultural organization
• Assessment of religious appeal and rivalries with contemporaneous groups