Encounter Between Enemies : Captivity and Ransom in the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem / Yvonne Friedman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Friedman, Yvonne, author.

Series:

Cultures, beliefs, and traditions ; Volume 10.

Cultures, Beliefs and Traditions ; Volume 10

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Crusades.

Ransom.

Prisoners of war.

Jerusalem--History--Latin Kingdom, 1099-1244.

Jerusalem.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Leiden : Brill, [2002]

Summary:

This fascinating study examines the customs, legal codes, and socioeconomic mechanisms that evolved from the initial Christian-Muslim encounter on Crusader battlefields. It pinpoints changes in European mentality, and conduct of war, tracing acculturation processes in Frankish society in the Levant. These changes emerged from the need to redeem captives, making payment of ransom to the infidel conceivable and acceptable. The book pays special attention to the story of the vanquished, to the situation of women, to the behavior of the Military Orders toward captives, and to the image of the captive in Crusader literature, in the context of making war and peace.

Contents:

Tables and Illustrations

Preface

Abbreviations

Introduction

1. The First Encounters - Crusaders Face Captivity

2. Prisoners of War in the Levant

3. The Western Legacy

4. Later Encounters

5. Life in Captivity

6. The Way out of Captivity

7. Weak and Violated? The Experience of Women

8. Charity and Prestige - The Military Orders and the Ransom of Captives

9. Shameful Failure or Romantic Hero - Images of Captivity

10. Ransom on Both Sides of the Mediterranean

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9789004474703

9004474706

OCLC:

607590617

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004474703 DOI