The Assassins: A Radical Sect in Islam - Couverture souple

Lewis, Bernard

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0863560296 ISBN 13 : 9780863560293

Editeur : Saqi Books, 1985

Synopsis

"Assassin" came to the West around the time of the Crusades, when it was the name of an Islamic sect feared by Crusaders and the Muslim establishment alike. This study traces the origins of the Assassin sect and chronicles both their doctrines and the life of their enigmatic founder.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

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.

Biographie de l'auteur

Bernard Lewis, author of What Went Wrong?, The Middle East, The Muslim Discovery of Europe, The Arabs in History, and many other books, is Cleveland E. Dodge Professor Emeritus of Near Eastern Studies at Princeton University.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Saqi Books
• Date d'édition: 1985
• ISBN 10: 0863560296
• ISBN 13: 9780863560293
• Reliure: Broché
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 168
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible