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Holiest wars : Islamic Mahdis, their Jihads, and Osama bin Laden / Timothy R. Furnish ; foreword by Michael Rubin.
Van Pelt Library BP166.93 .F87 2005
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Furnish, Timothy R. (Timothy Rhea), 1960-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mahdism--History of doctrines.
- Mahdism.
- Jihad.
- Islamic fundamentalism.
- War--Religious aspects--Islam.
- War.
- Terrorism--Religious aspects--Islam.
- Terrorism.
- Islam--21st century.
- Islam.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 180 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Westport, Conn. : Praeger Publishers, 2005.
- Contents:
- What is Mahdism and where does it come from?
- Mahdist movements throughout history
- Counter-Mahdist rationales and policies
- The virtual Mahdi today
- Modern Muslim anti-Mahdists
- Conclusion: who will be the next Mahdi?.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 0275983838
- OCLC:
- 57123927
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