[PDF] The Castles Of The Assassins eBook

Author : Peter Willey
Publisher : Craven Street Books
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 43,33 MB
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN :

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Offers a detailed account of the Alamut Valley expedition in 1960 which recorded the social and archaeological history of the castles and valley which were inhabited by the secret society of the Assassins in the early twelfth century.

Author : Jessica Day George
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 17,44 MB
Release : 2013-01-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1408831988

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A magical castle with a life of its own ... and a plucky princess who will defend it at all cost

Author : Bernard Lewis
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 17,60 MB
Release : 2008-08-05
Category : History
ISBN : 0786724552

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From a master historian, the definitive 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.

Author : Peter Harrison
Publisher : Boydell Press
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 19,57 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781843830665

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Throughout history, great faiths have been subjected to persecution and attack from beyond the wall - literally walls, in Peter Harrison's remarkable book of the great monastery-fortresses, and church-fortresses, of the world.

Author : W B Bartlett
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 357 pages
File Size : 34,14 MB
Release : 2009-07-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 075249614X

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The so-called 'Assassins' are one of the most spectacular legends of medieval history. In the popular imagination they are drug-crazed fanatics who launched murderous attacks on their enemies, terrorising the medieval world. Since the tales of Marco Polo and others, the myths surrounding them have been fantastically embellished and the truth has become ever more obscure. Universally loathed and feared, they were especially frightening because they apparently had no fear of death. Bartlett's book deftly traces the origins of the sect out of the schisms within the early Islamic religion and examines the impact of Hasan-i-Sabbah, its founder, and Sinan - the legendary 'Old Man of the Mountain'. This popular history follows the vivid history of the group over the next two centuries, including its clash with the crusaders, its near destruction at the hands of the Mongols, and its subsequent history. Finally, and fascinatingly, we discover how the myths surrounding the Assassins have developed over time, and why indeed they continue to have such an impact on the popular imagination.