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The world of the crusades : a daily life encyclopedia / Andrew Holt.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Holt, Andrew (Andrew P.), author.
- Series:
- Daily life encyclopedias.
- Daily life encyclopedias
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Crusades--Encyclopedias.
- Crusades.
- Europe--History--476-1492--Encyclopedias.
- Europe.
- Islamic Empire--History--750-1258--Encyclopedias.
- Islamic Empire.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (886 pages)
- Distribution:
- London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2024
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Barbara, California ; Denver, Colorado : ABC-CLIO, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2019]
- Summary:
- Unlike traditional references that recount political and military history, this encyclopedia includes entries on a wide range of aspects related to daily life during the medieval crusades. The medieval crusades were fundamental in shaping world history and provide background for the conflict that exists between the West and the Muslim world today. This two-volume set presents fundamental information about the medieval crusades as a movement and its ideological impact on both the crusaders and the peoples of the East. It takes a broad look at numerous topics related to crusading, with the goal of helping readers to better understand what inspired the crusaders, the hardships associated with crusading, and how crusading has influenced the development of cultures both in the East and the West. The first of the two thematically arranged volumes considers topics such as the arts, economics and work, food and drink, family and gender, and fashion and appearance. The second volume considers topics such as housing and community, politics and warfare, recreation and social customs, religion and beliefs, and science and technology. Within each topical section are alphabetically arranged reference entries, complete with cross-references and suggestions for further reading. Selections from primary source documents, each accompanied by an introductory headnote, give readers first-hand accounts of the crusades.
- Contents:
- Volume 1. Arts to housing and community
- volume 2. Politics and warfare to science and technology.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 781-792) and index.
- Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
- ISBN:
- 9798216039136
- 9798216168553
- 9781440854620
- 1440854629
- OCLC:
- 1132336487
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