Product Description: This monumental work, by the 12th century historian of religious and philosophical doctrines, aspired to present "the doctrinal opinions of all the world's people", i.e. to reveal the entirety of religions and philosophies, past or present.

Product Description: Muhammad al-Shahrastani, the famous Muslim theologian of the 12th century and author of the Book of Religious and Philosophical Sects, was greatly influenced by Ismaili teachings. In this work al-Shahrastani refutes the metaphysics of Ibn Sina (Avicenna) from an Ismaili point of view...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)