TY - BOOK AU - Furnish,Timothy R. TI - Holiest wars: Islamic Mahdis, their Jihads, and Osama bin Laden SN - 0275983838 (alk. paper) AV - BP166.93 .F87 2005 U1 - 297.2/4 22 PY - 2005/// CY - Westport, Conn. PB - Praeger KW - Islam KW - 21st century KW - Islamic fundamentalism KW - Jihad KW - Mahdism KW - History of doctrines KW - Terrorism KW - Religious aspects KW - War N1 - Includes bibliographical references and indexes; 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? UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip054/2004028295.html ER -