TY  - BOOK
AU  - Furnish,Timothy R.
TI  - Holiest wars: Islamic Mahdis, their Jihads, and Osama bin Laden
SN  - 0275983838 (alk. paper)
U1  - 297.24  
PY  - 2005///
CY  - Westport, Conn.
PB  - Praeger Publishers
KW  - Mahdism
KW  - History of doctrines
KW  - Jihad
KW  - Islamic fundamentalism
KW  - War
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - Islam
KW  - Terrorism
N1  - 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?
ER  -