Tolerance and Intolerance: Social Conflict in the Age of the Crusades

by Michael Gervers (Editor), James M. Powell (Editor)

Overview

This title covers diverse topics such as the treatment of prisoners, the ransom of captives, and the problems faced by many groups during the period of the crusades. One of the central issues revolves around the attitudes of the participants.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780815628699
Publisher:	Syracuse University Press
Publication date:	05/01/2001
Series:	Medieval Studies Series
Edition description:	1 ED
Pages:	212
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Michael Gervers is professor of history at the University of Toronto, Scarborough. He is the editor of Dating Undated Medieval Charters.

James M. Powell was professor emeritus in Department of History at Syracuse University. He is the author of several books including Anatomy of a Crusade and Medieval Studies: An Introduction.

Table of Contents

	Acknowledgments	xi
	Introduction	xiii
	Contributors	xix
Part 1	Confrontation, Captivity, and Redemption
1.	Gender Bias and Religious Intolerance in Accounts of the "Massacres" of the First Crusade	3
2.	Prisoners of War During the Fatimid-Ayyubid Wars with the Crusaders	11
3.	From Intolerance to Tolerance: The Humanitarian Way, 1187-1216	28
4.	The Rhetoric of Ransoming: A Contribution To The Debate Over Crusading In Medieval Iberia	41
Part 2	Cooperation, Conflict, and Issues of Identity
5.	Toleration Denied: armenia between east and west in the era of the crusades	55
6.	Muslim Taxation under Crusader Rule	65
7.	Edward of England and Abagha Ilkhan: a reexamination of a failed attempt at mongol-frankish cooperation	75
8.	Crusading for the Messiah: jews as instruments of christian anti-islamic holy war	83
Part 3	Orthodoxy and Western Christianity in the Crusader East
9.	Images of Tolerance and Intolerance in Cypriot Historical Writings Between the Thirteenth and Sixteenth Centuries	93
10.	The Frankish Encounter with the Greek Orthodox in the Crusader States: the case of gerard of nazareth and mary magdalene	100
Part 4	Historical and Intellectual Perspectives
11.	Tolerance and Intolerance in the Medieval Canon Lawyers	117
12.	William of Tyre, the Muslim Enemy, and the Problem of Tolerance	124
	Notes	135
	Selected Bibliography	177
	Index	185

Editorial Reviews

The treatment of prisoners, the ransom of captives, problems faced by many groups during the Crusades, and the attitudes of the participants in them are some of the topics raised by historians from Europe, the Middle East, and the US. They explore relationships between western Christians, eastern Christians, Moslems, and Jews in order to penetrate generalizations, explore the complexities, and identify factors that led to tolerance. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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