The Crusades: Islamic Perspectives
With breathtaking command of medieval Muslim sources as well as the vast literature on medieval European and Muslim culture, Carole Hillenbrand has produced a book that shows not only how the Crusades were perceived by the Muslims, but how the Crusades affected the Muslim world - militarily, culturally, and psychologically.
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The Crusades: Islamic Perspectives
With breathtaking command of medieval Muslim sources as well as the vast literature on medieval European and Muslim culture, Carole Hillenbrand has produced a book that shows not only how the Crusades were perceived by the Muslims, but how the Crusades affected the Muslim world - militarily, culturally, and psychologically.
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The Crusades: Islamic Perspectives

The Crusades: Islamic Perspectives

by Carole Hillenbrand
The Crusades: Islamic Perspectives

The Crusades: Islamic Perspectives

by Carole Hillenbrand

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With breathtaking command of medieval Muslim sources as well as the vast literature on medieval European and Muslim culture, Carole Hillenbrand has produced a book that shows not only how the Crusades were perceived by the Muslims, but how the Crusades affected the Muslim world - militarily, culturally, and psychologically.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781579583545
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Publication date: 02/01/2001
Series: Essential Histories Series
Pages: 96
Product dimensions: 7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Carole Hillenbrand is Reader in Arabic and Islamic Studies at the University of Edinburgh.

Table of Contents

Contents: 1. Prologue; 2. The First Crusade and the Muslims' Initial Reactions to the Coming of the Franks; 3. Jihad in the Perios 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
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