The crusades : Islamic perspectives /
"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 deli...
| Основен автор: | Hillenbrand, Carole. |
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| Формат: | Книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Edinburgh :
Edinburgh University Press,
2009 c1999.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
Book jacket |
| Резюме: |
"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'."--BOOK JACKET. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
lvi, 648 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 25 cm. |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
0748606300 9780748606306 0748609059 (hbk) 9780748609055 (hbk) |