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The crusades : Islamic perspectives / Carole Hillenbrand.

By: Publication details: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 1999.Description: lvi, 648 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0748606300
  • 9780748606306
  • 0748609059
  • 9780748609055
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 909.07 23 H651
LOC classification:
  • D157 .H655 1999
Other classification:
  • 15.75
  • 15.70
  • NM 7600
  • NM 7650
Contents:
Ch. 1. Prologue -- Ch. 2. The First Crusade and the Muslims' Initial Reactions to the Coming of the Franks -- Ch. 3. Jihad in the Period 493-569/1100-1174 -- Ch. 4. Jihad in the Period from the Death of Nur al-Din until the Fall of Acre (569-690/1174-1291) -- Ch. 5. How the Muslims Saw the Franks: Ethnic and Religious Stereotypes -- Ch. 6. Aspects of Life in the Levant in the Crusading Period -- Ch. 7. Armies, Arms, Armour and Fortifications -- Ch. 8. The Conduct of War -- Ch. 9. Epilogue: The Heritage of the Crusades.
Review: "This is not a chronological survey of the events of the period 1099 to 1291 and even beyond, for that has already been done several times. Instead, this is a general book intended to introduce some of the wider aspects of the history of the Crusades from the Muslim side. Accordingly, as a deliberate policy, an attempt is made here to view the phenomenon of the Crusades entirely through the prism of medieval Muslim sources. This naturally involves bias, but such a bias is salutary given the cumulative impact of centuries of Eurocentric scholarship in this field and it should help to create a more balanced picture of this fascinating and momentous period of Christian/Muslim confrontation and interaction." "The text is accompanied by well over 500 illustrations of medieval Islamic art which provide a visual reinforcement for this attempt to view the Crusades from 'the other side'."--Jacket.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Ch. 1. Prologue -- Ch. 2. The First Crusade and the Muslims' Initial Reactions to the Coming of the Franks -- Ch. 3. Jihad in the Period 493-569/1100-1174 -- Ch. 4. Jihad in the Period from the Death of Nur al-Din until the Fall of Acre (569-690/1174-1291) -- Ch. 5. How the Muslims Saw the Franks: Ethnic and Religious Stereotypes -- Ch. 6. Aspects of Life in the Levant in the Crusading Period -- Ch. 7. Armies, Arms, Armour and Fortifications -- Ch. 8. The Conduct of War -- Ch. 9. Epilogue: The Heritage of the Crusades.

"This is not a chronological survey of the events of the period 1099 to 1291 and even beyond, for that has already been done several times. Instead, this is a general book intended to introduce some of the wider aspects of the history of the Crusades from the Muslim side. Accordingly, as a deliberate policy, an attempt is made here to view the phenomenon of the Crusades entirely through the prism of medieval Muslim sources. This naturally involves bias, but such a bias is salutary given the cumulative impact of centuries of Eurocentric scholarship in this field and it should help to create a more balanced picture of this fascinating and momentous period of Christian/Muslim confrontation and interaction." "The text is accompanied by well over 500 illustrations of medieval Islamic art which provide a visual reinforcement for this attempt to view the Crusades from 'the other side'."--Jacket.