قيامة الحشاشين

Digging the foundations of his house, a history professor from Tunisia uncovers an old grave holding writings on leather: the psalms, teachings and testaments of Hassan-i Sabbah, the Old Man of the Mountain who led the sect of the Assassins from the fortress of Alamut. A conference in Yemen gives him the chance to consult a sheikh of the esoteric Batini tradition, and what he learns turns him into a fugitive. Some want the cursed treasure burned, new disciples want their master's sacred legacy, and the police are after him too. Torn between the thrill of deciphering and the fear of the hunted, he sees a national treasure in the find, and the novel ties a thousand years of sectarian history to the present while taking the side of reason against prophecy.

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About the book

Form

Novel

Genres

Historical, Crime (assigned by AI)

Set in

Tunisia, Yemen

First published

2020 by Meskiliani