The Assassins

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  • Bernard Lewis
  • Author:  Bernard Lewis
  • Year: 25-03-2011
  • Translator from English Julian Antonov
  • Availability:  Out Of Stock
  • Product Code:  671-01
  • SKU: 01.0040
  • ISBN: 978-954-321-827-1
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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.

About the Author

Bernard Lewis

Bernard Lewis

Bernard Lewis, FBA (born 31 May 1916) is a British-American historian specializing in oriental studies. He is also known as a public intellectual and political commentator. Lewis is the Cleveland E. D... Read more

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Tags: Middle East, Arab World, Islam, History of the Islamic World, Researches

Specification
Year 25-03-2011
Translator from English Julian Antonov
Pages 200
Size 130/200 мм
Weight 0.235 kg
Cover Type Paperback
Genre Middle East, Arab World, Islam, History of the Islamic World, Researches

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