The crusades : Islamic perspectives / Carole Hillenbrand.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hillenbrand, Carole, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Crusades.

Islam--Relations--Christianity--History.

Islam.

Christianity and other religions--Islam--History.

Christianity and other religions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (705 pages)

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 1999.

Summary:

The first book to examine the Crusades from the perspective of the Islamic defendersFollowing the 900th anniversary of the Crusader capture of Jerusalem, it is now time to reflect on how the phenomenon of the Crusades influenced the Muslim world, then and now: militarily, culturally and psychologically. Carole Hillenbrand discusses a group of themes that highlight how Muslims reacted to the alien presence of the Crusaders in the heart of traditional Muslim territory. She examines ideological concerns and the importance of the jihad in the context of the gradual recovery of the Holy Land and the expulsion of the Crusaders. Views the Crusades almost entirely through the prism of medieval Muslim sources, providing a counterbalance to centuries of Eurocentric scholarship in this fieldTwo chapters are devoted to an analysis of warfare – arms, battles, sieges, fortifications and the neglected aspect of the prominence – on the basis of written sources and extant works of artDeals with the complex issue of the interaction between Muslims and Crusaders in a social, economic and cultural settingOutlines the profound impact of the Crusades on Muslim consciousness until the present day

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Expanded Contents List

List of Colour Plates

List of Half tone Plates

List of Figures

Preface by Yasir Suleiman

Acknowledgements

Note on Transliteration and Translations

Note on the Illustrations

Glossary of Islamic Terms

Glossary of Arabic Military Terms

Chronological List of Major Medieval Islamic Authors Mentioned in the Text

Chronological Table of Important Events until the Fall of Acre in 690/1291

Dynastic Tables

Key to Abbreviations Used in the Text

Sources for the Illustrations

Chapter 1: Prologue

Chapter 2: The First Crusade and the Muslims’ Initial Reactions to the Coming of the Franks

Chapter 3: Jihad in the Period 493–569/1100–1174

Chapter 4: Jihad in the Period from the Death of Nur al-Din until the Fall of Acre (569–690/1174–1291)

Chapter 5: How the Muslims Saw the Franks: Ethnic and Religious Stereotypes

Chapter 6: Aspects of Life in the Levant in the Crusading Period

Chapter 7: Armies, Arms, Armour and Fortifications

Chapter 8: The Conduct of War

Chapter 9: Epilogue: The Heritage of the Crusades

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781474469166

1474469167

OCLC:

1306539028