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- catalog abstract ""The Assassins is a comprehensive, readable, and authoritative account of history's first terrorists. An offshoot of the Ismaili Shi'ite sect of Islam, the Assassins were the first group to make systematic use of murder as a political weapon. Established in Iran and Syria in the eleventh and twelfth centuries, they aimed to overthrow the existing Sunni order in Islam and replace it with their own. They terrorized their foes with a series of dramatic murders of Islamic leaders, as well as of some of the Crusaders, who brought their name and fame back to Europe. Professor Lewis traces the history of this radical group, studying its teachings and its influence on Muslim thought. Particularly insightful in light of the rise of the terrorist attacks in the U.S. and in Israel, this account of the Assassins--whose name is now synonymous with politically motivated murderers--places recent events in historical perspective and sheds new light on the fanatic mind."--Back cover.".
- catalog contributor b12711977.
- catalog created "c2003.".
- catalog date "2003".
- catalog date "c2003.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2003.".
- catalog description ""The Assassins is a comprehensive, readable, and authoritative account of history's first terrorists. An offshoot of the Ismaili Shi'ite sect of Islam, the Assassins were the first group to make systematic use of murder as a political weapon. Established in Iran and Syria in the eleventh and twelfth centuries, they aimed to overthrow the existing Sunni order in Islam and replace it with their own. They terrorized their foes with a series of dramatic murders of Islamic leaders, as well as of some of the Crusaders, who brought their name and fame back to Europe. Professor Lewis traces the history of this radical group, studying its teachings and its influence on Muslim thought. Particularly insightful in light of the rise of the terrorist attacks in the U.S. and in Israel, this account of the Assassins--whose name is now synonymous with politically motivated murderers--places recent events in historical perspective and sheds new light on the fanatic mind."--Back cover.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [141]-160) and index.".
- catalog description "The discovery of the assassins -- The Ismailis -- The new preaching -- The mission in Persia -- The old man of the mountain -- Means and ends.".
- catalog extent "166 p., [8] p. of plates :".
- catalog identifier "0465004989".
- catalog issued "2003".
- catalog issued "c2003.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Basic Books,".
- catalog subject "297.8/22 22".
- catalog subject "Assassins (Ismailites)".
- catalog subject "BP195.A8 L4 2003".
- catalog subject "Islamic sects History.".
- catalog tableOfContents "The discovery of the assassins -- The Ismailis -- The new preaching -- The mission in Persia -- The old man of the mountain -- Means and ends.".
- catalog title "The Assassins : a radical sect in Islam / Bernard Lewis.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".