Holiest wars: Islamic Mahdis, their Jihads, and Osama bin Laden/
Timothy R. Furnish ; foreword by Michael Rubin.
- Westport, Conn. : Praeger Publishers, c2005.
- viii, 180 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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?.
0275983838 (alk. paper)
Mahdism--History of doctrines. Jihad. Islamic fundamentalism. War--Religious aspects--Islam. Terrorism--Religious aspects--Islam. Islam