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The Assassins: Holy Killers of Islam

Edward Burman

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Description:Islam has formed many revolutionary movements, but none so fascinating to the West, perhaps, as. the Assassins—the sect whose members dedicated themselves with unquestioning obedience to acts of political murder.Until the twentieth century knowledge of the Assassins was based largely on hostile sources—Crusaders who viewed their suicidal courage with awe and Moslems who regarded them as dangerous heretics. Modern scholarship, however, has slowly peeled away the layers of secrecy and distortion and it is now possible to see the Isma'ilis—the sect of which the Assassins were a branch—iin a much more objective light.Edward Burman draws on this research, and his own detailed knowledge of the Middle East, to present an engrossing history of the Assassins, from their rise in the twelfthh century under the dynamic leadership of Hasan-i Sabbah and Rashid al-Din Sinan (the 'Old Man of the Mountains') to their defeat, decline and eventual re-emergence in India in the nineteenth century. He also documents the impact of the Assassins on the Western imagination and finally lays to rest many of the myths and legends that have grown up around them.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Assassins: Holy Killers of Islam. To get started finding The Assassins: Holy Killers of Islam, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Islam has formed many revolutionary movements, but none so fascinating to the West, perhaps, as. the Assassins—the sect whose members dedicated themselves with unquestioning obedience to acts of political murder.Until the twentieth century knowledge of the Assassins was based largely on hostile sources—Crusaders who viewed their suicidal courage with awe and Moslems who regarded them as dangerous heretics. Modern scholarship, however, has slowly peeled away the layers of secrecy and distortion and it is now possible to see the Isma'ilis—the sect of which the Assassins were a branch—iin a much more objective light.Edward Burman draws on this research, and his own detailed knowledge of the Middle East, to present an engrossing history of the Assassins, from their rise in the twelfthh century under the dynamic leadership of Hasan-i Sabbah and Rashid al-Din Sinan (the 'Old Man of the Mountains') to their defeat, decline and eventual re-emergence in India in the nineteenth century. He also documents the impact of the Assassins on the Western imagination and finally lays to rest many of the myths and legends that have grown up around them.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Assassins: Holy Killers of Islam. To get started finding The Assassins: Holy Killers of Islam, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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