Divine Madness: Mohammed Abdulle Hassan (1856-1920) [Hardcover]

Abdi Sheik-Abdi (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 240 pages
• Publisher: Zed Books (February 15, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0862324432
• ISBN-13: 978-0862324438
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.8 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,194,250 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Disinterested study on a controversial personality, December 18, 1999

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Liban Ahmad (London) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Divine Madness: Mohammed Abdulle Hassan (1856-1920) (Paperback)

I have had the opportunity to read Abdi Sheik-Abdi's well researched and disinterested biography of Sayid Mohammad Abdulle Hassan. The book demistifies the dreaded Devishes and their leader.The book, as B. W Andrezejweski. the late doyen of the Somali studies remarked is "a considerable contribution to Somali Studies."

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Divine Madness: Mohammed Abdulle Hassan (1856-1920), December 10, 1999

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abdi yassin (London) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Divine Madness: Mohammed Abdulle Hassan (1856-1920) (Paperback)

This has been one the best book I have read for a long time. This book is well researched and well written. What I like about the writing of the book was that it was clear and very impartial, a true academical work. I believe his book should be a authority to the study of the Sayyid. The writer should be congratulated for the extensive reseach that he undertook before writing this book. It shows from the writing of the book, congratulation sir.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Divine Madness: Mohammed 'Abdulle Hassan (1856-1920), April 2, 2004

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Abdisalam Issa-Salwe (London, United Kingdom) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Divine Madness: Mohammed Abdulle Hassan (1856-1920) (Hardcover)

Dr. Abdi Sheik-Abdi's historical chronicle about the beloved Somali hero and his intellectual insights about the subject is the most reliable and unbiased event of the time. This book over-scored the Britain's false propaganda against the Mullah.
Dr. Abdi's work is the first class, very responsible and undeniably impressive. This historical milestone is very well researched, relaible and much better than anything else that has been written on the subject..... a substantial contribution to Somali history.