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The Assassins

By Bernard Lewis

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| Paperback | 9781842124512

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The word 'Assassin' was brought back from Syria by the Crusaders, and in time acquired the meaning of murderer. Originally it was applied to the members of a Muslim religious sect - a branch of the Ismailis, and the followers of a leader known as the Old Man of the Mountain. Their beliefs and their Continue

The word 'Assassin' was brought back from Syria by the Crusaders, and in time acquired the meaning of murderer. Originally it was applied to the members of a Muslim religious sect - a branch of the Ismailis, and the followers of a leader known as the Old Man of the Mountain. Their beliefs and their methods made them a by-word for both fanaticism and terrorism in Syria and Persia in the 11th and 12th centuries, and the subject of a luxuriant growth of myth and legend. In this book, Bernard Lewis begins by tracing the development of these legends in medieval and modern Europe and the gradual percolation of accurate knowledge concerning the Ismailis. He then examines the origins and activities of the sect, on the basis of contemporary Persian and Arabic sources, and against the background of Middle Eastern and Islamic history. In a final chapter he discusses some of the political, social and economic implications of the Ismailis, and examines the significance of the Assassins in the history of revolutionary and terrorist movements.

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    The Assassins Bernard Lewis Weidenfeld £14.99 A diplomatic envoy to the Middle East writes: "They have among them a Master, who strikes the greatest fear into all Saracen princes both far and near, as well as the neighboring Christian lords. For he h ... (read full critics)

    guardian.co.uk published on Sat, 25 Sep 2010

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  • English Books
  • Paperback 176 Pages
  • Edition: New Ed
  • ISBN-10: 184212451X
  • ISBN-13: 9781842124512
  • Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicholson history
  • Pub date: Feb 06, 2003
  • Dimensions: 1290 mm x 839 mm Just how big is that?
  • Also available as: Hardcover, Others and eBook
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