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The Crusades

Carole Hillenbrand

Paperback 1999-07-01

Publisher Description

This book discusses a group of themes designed to highlight how Muslims reacted to the alien presence of the Crusaders in the heart of traditional Muslim territory. Ideological concerns are examined and the importance of the jihad is assessed in the context of the gradual recovery of the Holy Land and the expulsion of the Crusaders.?Two chapters are devoted to an analysis of warfare& -arms, battles, sieges, fortifications& -on the basis of written sources and extant works of art, and the neglected aspect of the navy is brought into prominence. One chapter deals with the complex issue of the interaction between Muslims and Crusaders in a social, economic and cultural setting. The epilogue traces in outline the profound impact of the Crusades on Muslim consciousness until the present day.?Hillenbrands introduces some of the wider aspects of the history of the Crusades from the Muslim side. Accordingly, as a deliberate policy, an attempt is made here to view the phenomenon

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Publisher Description

This book discusses a group of themes designed to highlight how Muslims reacted to the alien presence of the Crusaders in the heart of traditional Muslim territory. Ideological concerns are examined and the importance of the jihad is assessed in the context of the gradual recovery of the Holy Land and the expulsion of the Crusaders.?Two chapters are devoted to an analysis of warfare& -arms, battles, sieges, fortifications& -on the basis of written sources and extant works of art, and the neglected aspect of the navy is brought into prominence. One chapter deals with the complex issue of the interaction between Muslims and Crusaders in a social, economic and cultural setting. The epilogue traces in outline the profound impact of the Crusades on Muslim consciousness until the present day.?Hillenbrands introduces some of the wider aspects of the history of the Crusades from the Muslim side. Accordingly, as a deliberate policy, an attempt is made here to view the phenomenon

Koorong Code259801
ISBN0748606300
EAN9780748606306
Pages704
DepartmentAcademic
CategoryChurch History
PublisherEdinburgh University Press
Publication DateJul 1999
Dimensions25 x 189 x 246mm
Weight0.002kg