The Crusades and the Near East

The Crusades and the Near East
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 288
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ISBN-10 : 9781136902482
ISBN-13 : 1136902481
Rating : 4/5 (82 Downloads)

Synopsis The Crusades and the Near East by : Conor Kostick

The crusades are often seen as epitomising a period when hostility between Christian West and the Muslim Near East reached an all time high. This edited volume reveals a more complex story, exploring how the Holy Wars led on the one hand to a reinforcement of the beliefs and identities of each side, but on the other to a growing level of cultural exchange and interaction.

The Age of the Crusades

The Age of the Crusades
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 356
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ISBN-10 : 9781317871514
ISBN-13 : 1317871510
Rating : 4/5 (14 Downloads)

Synopsis The Age of the Crusades by : P.M. Holt

The kaleidoscopic political changes during the years covered by this volume include the rise and fall of the Crusader states, the expansion of the Mongol empire, the rise of the Mamluk sultanate and of its ultimate conquerors, the Ottomans. To all of these Professor Holt is a clear and skilful guide. He principally utilises, and to some extent reinterprets, the medieval Arabic sources, to present a picture which differs in important respects from the conventional western-orientated view.

Muslims and Crusaders

Muslims and Crusaders
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 254
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ISBN-10 : 9781351007344
ISBN-13 : 1351007343
Rating : 4/5 (44 Downloads)

Synopsis Muslims and Crusaders by : Niall Christie

Muslims and Crusaders combines chronological narrative, discussion of important areas of scholarly enquiry and evidence from Islamic primary sources to give a well-rounded survey of Christianity’s wars in the Middle East, 1095–1382. Revised, expanded and updated to take account of the most recent scholarship, this second edition enables readers to achieve a broader and more complete perspective on the crusading period by presenting the crusades from the viewpoints of those against whom they were waged, the Muslim peoples of the Levant. The book introduces the reader to the most significant issues that affected Muslim responses to the European crusaders and their descendants who would go on to live in the Latin Christian states that were created in the region. It considers not only the military encounters between Muslims and crusaders, but also the personal, political, diplomatic, and trade interactions that took place between the Muslims and Franks away from the battlefield. Engaging with a wide range of translated primary source documents, including chronicles, dynastic histories, religious and legal texts, and poetry, Muslims and Crusaders is ideal for students and historians of the crusades.

Sacred Violence

Sacred Violence
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Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Total Pages : 378
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ISBN-10 : 9781442600607
ISBN-13 : 1442600608
Rating : 4/5 (07 Downloads)

Synopsis Sacred Violence by : Jill N. Claster

In Sacred Violence, Jill N. Claster brings new insight and focus to the history of the crusades. The book includes an 8-page color insert of illustrations, 12 maps, over 25 black-and-white illustrations, a chronology of the crusades, and a list of rulers.

The Crusades and the Near East

The Crusades and the Near East
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 633
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ISBN-10 : 9781136902475
ISBN-13 : 1136902473
Rating : 4/5 (75 Downloads)

Synopsis The Crusades and the Near East by : Conor Kostick

The crusades are often seen as epitomising a period when hostility between Christian West and the Muslim Near East reached an all time high. As this edited volume reveals, however, the era was one which saw both conflict and cohabitation. Tackling such questions as whether medicinal and architectural innovations came to Europe as a direct result of the Crusades, and why and how peace treaties and intermarriages were formed between the different cultures, this distinguished group of contributors reveal how the Holy Wars led on the one hand to a reinforcement of the beliefs and identities of each side, but on the other to a growing level of cultural exchange and interaction. This volume breaks new ground in not only exploring the conflict between the Christian and the Muslim worlds, but also the impact of this conflict on the cultural evolution of European and Near Eastern thought and practices. Utilising the latest scholarship and original studies of the sources, this survey sheds new light on the cultural realities of East-West relations and marks a new departure for studies of the crusades. Contributors include John France, Yehoshua Frenkel, Chris Wright, Natasha Hodgson, A.V. Murray, Sini Kangas, Léan Ní Chléirigh, Susan Edgington, Jürgen Krüger, Yvonne Friedman and Bernard Hamilton.

Seven Myths of the Crusades

Seven Myths of the Crusades
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Publisher : Hackett Publishing
Total Pages : 201
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ISBN-10 : 9781624664052
ISBN-13 : 1624664059
Rating : 4/5 (52 Downloads)

Synopsis Seven Myths of the Crusades by : Alfred J. Andrea

"Seven Myths of the Crusades' rebuttal of the persistent and multifarious misconceptions associated with topics including the First Crusade, anti-Judaism and the Crusades, the crusader states, the Children's Crusade, the Templars and past and present Islamic-Christian relations proves, once and for all, that real history is far more fascinating than conspiracy theories, pseudo-history and myth-mongering. This book is a powerful witness to the dangers of the misappropriation and misinterpretation of the past and the false parallels so often drawn between the crusades and later historical events ranging from nineteenth-century colonialism to the protest movements of the 1960s to the events of 9/11. This volume's authors have venerable track records in teaching and researching the crusading movement, and anyone curious about the crusades would do well to start here." —Jessalynn Bird, Dominican University, co-Editor of Crusade and Christendom

The Crusades and the Christian World of the East

The Crusades and the Christian World of the East
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Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Total Pages : 288
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ISBN-10 : 0812202694
ISBN-13 : 9780812202694
Rating : 4/5 (94 Downloads)

Synopsis The Crusades and the Christian World of the East by : Christopher MacEvitt

In the wake of Jerusalem's fall in 1099, the crusading armies of western Christians known as the Franks found themselves governing not only Muslims and Jews but also local Christians, whose culture and traditions were a world apart from their own. The crusader-occupied swaths of Syria and Palestine were home to many separate Christian communities: Greek and Syrian Orthodox, Armenians, and other sects with sharp doctrinal differences. How did these disparate groups live together under Frankish rule? In The Crusades and the Christian World of the East, Christopher MacEvitt marshals an impressive array of literary, legal, artistic, and archeological evidence to demonstrate how crusader ideology and religious difference gave rise to a mode of coexistence he calls "rough tolerance." The twelfth-century Frankish rulers of the Levant and their Christian subjects were separated by language, religious practices, and beliefs. Yet western Christians showed little interest in such differences. Franks intermarried with local Christians and shared shrines and churches, but they did not hesitate to use military force against Christian communities. Rough tolerance was unlike other medieval modes of dealing with religious difference, and MacEvitt illuminates the factors that led to this striking divergence. "It is commonplace to discuss the diversity of the Middle East in terms of Muslims, Jews, and Christians," MacEvitt writes, "yet even this simplifies its religious complexity." While most crusade history has focused on Christian-Muslim encounters, MacEvitt offers an often surprising account by examining the intersection of the Middle Eastern and Frankish Christian worlds during the century of the First Crusade.

A History of the Crusades

A History of the Crusades
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Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : LCCN:68009837
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Rating : 4/5 (37 Downloads)

Synopsis A History of the Crusades by : Kenneth M. Setton

Crusade and Jihad

Crusade and Jihad
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Publisher : Yale University Press
Total Pages : 651
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ISBN-10 : 9780300222906
ISBN-13 : 0300222904
Rating : 4/5 (06 Downloads)

Synopsis Crusade and Jihad by : William Roe Polk

Encompasses the entire history of the catastrophic encounter between the Global North--China, Russia, Europe, Britain, and America--and Muslim societies from Central Asia to West Africa, explaining the deep hostilities between them and how they grew over the centuries. --Adapted from publisher description.

A History of the Crusades

A History of the Crusades
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 412
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ISBN-10 : 052134770X
ISBN-13 : 9780521347709
Rating : 4/5 (0X Downloads)

Synopsis A History of the Crusades by : Steven Runciman

Sir Steven Runciman explores the First Crusade and the foundation of the kingdom of Jerusalem.