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Introduction: Beyond territoriality -- Antecedents and precursors : the historical contexts of Isma�ili globalization -- Fluid cartographies : Isma�ili institutions in global context -- Universalizing Isma�ilism : institutionalities of devotion and regimes of standardization -- Into the fold : Himalayan borderlands and Isma�ili modernity -- Living globality : local modes of transnational experience -- Conclusion: Decoding globality : modern Isma�ilism and the institutional encounter.

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This title explores how Isma'ili Muslims, a major sect of Shi'i Islam, form a community that is intriguing in its deterritorialized social organization.

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