Furnish, Timothy R.  1960- <br/><br/>
Holiest wars :  Islamic Mahdis, their Jihads, and Osama bin Laden / 
Timothy R. Furnish ; foreword by Michael Rubin. 
 - Westport, Conn. :  Praeger,  2005. 
 - viii, 180 p. :  ill., maps ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and indexes. 
<br/><br/>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?. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0275983838 (alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2004-028295 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBA525176  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Islam--21st century.<br/>Islamic fundamentalism.<br/>Jihad.<br/>Mahdism--History of doctrines.<br/>Terrorism--Religious aspects--Islam.<br/>War--Religious aspects--Islam.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BP166.93  / .F87 2005 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>297.2/4