Introduction to the Crusades

Häftad, Engelska, 2017

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An Introduction to the Crusades, part of the Companions to Medieval Studies series, is an accessible guide to studying the complex history of the Crusades.The book begins by defining the Crusades, giving the political and social context of Byzantium, Western Europe, the Islamic States, and Jewish communities to set the scene for crusading from the eleventh century to the end of the medieval period. It then immerses the reader in the logistics of crusading and the day-to-day life of a crusader, explaining arms and armor, strategy and tactics, and siege warfare. Topics explored in depth include women on crusade, pilgrimage, the Mongols, crusade charters, and the use of crusader rhetoric throughout history. A case study chapter on the negotiations for Jerusalem between Saladin and Richard I provides insight into the process of historical inquiry and methods for engaging with primary sources.The book is pedagogically grounded through the inclusion of questions for reflection, sixteen images, four maps, a detailed chronology, a glossary, a "Who's Who" of the crusading world, and a bibliography.

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Utgivningsdatum:2017-05-04
Mått:152 x 226 x 13 mm
Vikt:180 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Companions to Medieval Studies
Antal sidor:208
Förlag:University of Toronto Press
ISBN:9781442600232

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S.J. Allen is a medieval historian and an associate lecturer at The Open University.

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List of Illustrations and MapsList of Text BoxesAcknowledgmentsPreface1. The Crusades: A Brief HistoryPrologue: Defining the CrusadesBox 1.1: PilgrimageSetting the Scene: Byzantine, Western Europe, the Islamic States and Jewish CommunitiesBox 1.2: Islam: Sunni and Shi'aOn the Eve of the Crusades: the Eleventh CenturyThe First CrusadeBox 1.3: The Crusades and Attacks on Jewish CommunitiesThe Crusader StatesThe Second and Third CrusadesBox 1.4: Women on CrusadeA New Crusading Vision: At Home and AbroadBox 1.5: The Children's and Shepherds' CrusadesCrusades Across the BordersThe Twilight of the CrusadesBox 1.6: The Mongols and the Legend of Prester JohnBox 1.7: The Fate of the Military Orders after 1291The End of Medieval Crusading2. There and Back Again: The Logistics of Crusading and Life as a Crusader in the LevantPreparation and FinanceBox 2.1: Crusade ChartersTransport and ProvisionsLife and Death in the LevantSettlement and OccupationsBox 2.2: Muslims under Latin RuleDesertionMassacre and CaptivitySlaveryBurialReturning Home 3. Holy Warfare: Combat in the Crusading AgeGeneral Organization and RecruitmentManuscript and Material EvidenceArms and ArmorStrategy and TacticsSiege WarfareOpen BattleNaval EngagementsBox 3.1: Crusader CastlesMatters of Life and DeathInjuryIllnessMedicine and TreatmentBox 3.2: Hospitals4. A Case Study Exercise: Saladin and Richard I, Negotiations for JerusalemJerusalemStalemate and Negotiations – the evidenceDocument 1: Baha' al-Din on Negotiations between Richard I and SaladinDocument 2: The Itinerary of the Pilgrims and Deeds of King Richard (Itinerarium Peregrinorum et Gesta Regis Ricardi)Questions5. The Crusades and Modern MemoryThe Reformation (ca 1517-1649)The Enlightenment (ca 1650-1800)Romanticism (ca 1770-1850)Nineteenth-Century Nationalism, Imperialism and Christian MilitarismNineteenth-Century Islam and the CrusadesThe Twentieth CenturyThe Twenty-First CenturyBox 5.1: Matthew Schlimm's Analysis of Ridley Scott's Kingdom of Heaven Questions for ReflectionChronologyGlossaryWho's Who in the Crusading WorldReferencesIndex