Marshall G. S. Hodgson

'The Secret Order of Assassins'

Bog | Engelsk

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 Venture of Islam, Volume 1 The Classical Age of Islam'

Bog | Engelsk

In this magisterial study, complemented by detailed charts and maps, Hodgson traces and interprets the historical development of Islamic civilization from before the birth of Muhammad to the middle of the twelfth century. "This is a nonpareil work, n