by Farhad Daftary (Author)
Daftary traces the origins and early development of the legends of the Assassins of Northern Iran and Syria - as well as investigating the historical context in which they were fabricated and transmitted, culminating in Marco Polo's reports of the "Old Man of the Mountain".
Format: Paperback
Pages: 220
Edition: New edition
Publisher: I.B. Tauris
Published: 31 Dec 1995
ISBN 10: 1850439508
ISBN 13: 9781850439509