Syria in Crusader Times: Conflict and Co-Existence

Explores the juxtaposition of conflict and co-existence in 12th-century SyriaAnalyses valuable little-known primary sources in Arabic, Armenian, Syriac, Latin and Old French about a key period in Middle Eastern historyHighlights the role of Oriental Christian communities in SyriaSheds new light on S...

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1. Verfasser: Hillenbrand, Carole (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Edinburgh Edinburgh University Press [2022]
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Zusammenfassung:Explores the juxtaposition of conflict and co-existence in 12th-century SyriaAnalyses valuable little-known primary sources in Arabic, Armenian, Syriac, Latin and Old French about a key period in Middle Eastern historyHighlights the role of Oriental Christian communities in SyriaSheds new light on Saladin's careerContributes significantly to the ever-expanding field of Crusader studiesPresenting numerous interconnected insights into life in Greater Syria in the 12th century, this book covers a wide range of themes relating to Crusader-Muslim relations. Some chapters deal with various literary sources, including little-known Crusader chronicles, a jihad treatise, a lost Muslim history of the Franks, biographies, letters and poems. Other chapters look at material culture, from coins to urban development, internal relations between Sunni and Shi'ite Muslims and between Crusader and Oriental Christians, and the role of the Turkmen. The contributors reveal new insights into the career of Saladin, for example through the work of a little-known propagandist at his court, and Saladin's use of gift-giving for political purposes, and into neglected aspects of the rule of his family dynasty, the Ayyubids, which succeeded him. Special attention is paid to the Christians residing in the Middle East, from Italians to Melkites and Armenians
Beschreibung:Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Apr 2022)
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (400 pages) 20 B/W illustrations 6 colour illustrations
ISBN:9781474429726
DOI:10.1515/9781474429726

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