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The Secret Order of Assassins

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Description for The Secret Order of Assassins Paperback. Remains the most complete history of the Assassins. Beginning the story with the separation of Sunnis and Shi'ites and the rise of Isma'ilism, an offshoot of Shi'ism, Hodgson traces the long and complex history of power struggles within Islam that led ultimately to the separation of the Nizari Isma'ilis and their direct challenge to Muslim leadership. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFM; HBTB; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 516.

The sect known as "the Assassins," a corruption of an Arabic word that means hashish smoker, is familiar to the West as a mystical cult of killers led by the "Man in the Mountain" encountered by the Crusaders. But it was not defeat at the hands of Christians that ended more than a century of Assassin rule; it was the massive and brutal invasion of Mongols from the East who conquered Assassin strong points and mountain fortifications one by one, crushing nearly all traces of this once fearsome sect. For nearly two centuries the Fâtimids, Shi'ite Muslims who believed Mohammed's ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
Weight
555g
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
Pennsylvania, United States
ISBN
9780812219166
SKU
V9780812219166
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About Marshall G. S. Hodgson
Marshall G. S. Hodgson (1921-68) taught history at the University of Chicago. A major scholar of Islamic civilization, he was the author of numerous books and articles, including The Venture of Islam.

Reviews for The Secret Order of Assassins
"The essential work on the Assassins."-Times Literary Supplement

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