The Secret Order of Assassins: The Struggle of the Early Nizari Isma'ilis Against the Islamic World

by Marshall G.S. Hodgson

Book Overview

The Secret Order of Assassins The Struggle of the Early Niz r Ism 'l s Against the Islamic World Marshall G. S. Hodgson "The essential work on the Assassins."--Times Literary Supplement The sect known as "the Assassins," a corruption of an Arabic word that means hashish smoker, is familiar to the West as a mystical cult of killers led by the "Man in the Mountain" encountered by the Crusaders. But it was not defeat at the hands of Christians...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812219163
• ISBN13: 9780812219166
• Release Date: April 2005
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 9.0"