An Old Man, a Garden, and an Assembly of Assassins: Legends and Realities of the Nizari Ismaili Muslims

@article{Virani2021AnOM,
  title={An Old Man, a Garden, and an Assembly of Assassins: Legends and Realities of the Nizari Ismaili Muslims},
  author={Shafique N. Virani},
  journal={Iran},
  year={2021},
  pages={1-13}
}
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