Hillenbrand, Carole.
The crusades : Islamic perspectives / Carole Hillenbrand. - Repr. with corr. - Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2012, ©1999. - lvi, 648 pages, [16] pages of color plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 617-633) and index.
1. Prologue -- 2. The First Crusade and the Muslims' initial reactions to the coming of the Franks -- 3. Jihad in the Period 493-569/1100-1174 -- 4. Jihad in the Period from the death of Nur al-Din until the Fall of Acre (569-690/1174-1291) -- 5. How the Muslims saw the Franks: ethnic and religious stereotypes -- 6. Aspects of life in the Levant in the Crusading period -- 7. Armies, arms, armour and fortifications -- 8. The conduct of war -- 9. Epilogue : the heritage of the Crusades.
At the 900th anniversary of the Crusader capture of Jerusalem, it is timely to reflect on how the phenomenon of the Crusades influenced the Muslim world, then and now, militarily, culturally and psychologically. 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. This is not a chronological survey of the events of the period 1099 to 1291and even beyond, for that has already been done several times. Instead, this is a general book intended to introduce 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 of the Crusades entirely through the prism of medieval Muslim sources. This naturally involves bias, but such a bias is salutary given the cumulative impact of centuries of Eurocentric scholarship in this field and it should help to create a more balanced picture of this fascinating and momentous period of Christian/Muslim confrontation and interaction. -- Publisher's Description.
0748609059 9780748609055 0748606300 9780748606306
Crusades.
Islam--Relations--Christianity--History.
Christianity and other religions--Islam--History.
Christianity.
Crusades.
Interfaith relations.
Islam.
History.
D157 / .H655 2012
The crusades : Islamic perspectives / Carole Hillenbrand. - Repr. with corr. - Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2012, ©1999. - lvi, 648 pages, [16] pages of color plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 617-633) and index.
1. Prologue -- 2. The First Crusade and the Muslims' initial reactions to the coming of the Franks -- 3. Jihad in the Period 493-569/1100-1174 -- 4. Jihad in the Period from the death of Nur al-Din until the Fall of Acre (569-690/1174-1291) -- 5. How the Muslims saw the Franks: ethnic and religious stereotypes -- 6. Aspects of life in the Levant in the Crusading period -- 7. Armies, arms, armour and fortifications -- 8. The conduct of war -- 9. Epilogue : the heritage of the Crusades.
At the 900th anniversary of the Crusader capture of Jerusalem, it is timely to reflect on how the phenomenon of the Crusades influenced the Muslim world, then and now, militarily, culturally and psychologically. 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. This is not a chronological survey of the events of the period 1099 to 1291and even beyond, for that has already been done several times. Instead, this is a general book intended to introduce 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 of the Crusades entirely through the prism of medieval Muslim sources. This naturally involves bias, but such a bias is salutary given the cumulative impact of centuries of Eurocentric scholarship in this field and it should help to create a more balanced picture of this fascinating and momentous period of Christian/Muslim confrontation and interaction. -- Publisher's Description.
0748609059 9780748609055 0748606300 9780748606306
Crusades.
Islam--Relations--Christianity--History.
Christianity and other religions--Islam--History.
Christianity.
Crusades.
Interfaith relations.
Islam.
History.
D157 / .H655 2012