With breathtaking command of medieval Muslim sources as well as the vast literature on medieval European and Muslim culture, Carole Hillenbrand has...
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Feb 01, 2010
So
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As the title says, this book offers Islamic perspective on the history of Crusades. Much of it is dedicated to socio-cultural analysis about the Islamic reign in The Holy Land, thus, sacrificing details on chronologies.
However it should be noted that the author really succeeded in what she aimed: bringing the Islamic accounts of the Holy War. Successions and grassroot polemics are well-covered, while more obscure Islamic heroes -- such as Baybars, Nuruddin -- are properly introduced More...
However it should be noted that the author really succeeded in what she aimed: bringing the Islamic accounts of the Holy War. Successions and grassroot polemics are well-covered, while more obscure Islamic heroes -- such as Baybars, Nuruddin -- are properly introduced More...
Nov 06, 2011
Kell
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I used this book for a paper and I found it to be actually very interesting. Great accounts of Muslims at the time of the Crusades- what they did and what they thought. Very rare in Crusades history sadly. It's a large scholarly work, but broken up into many sections like a textbook and containing lots of artwork so it's vey approachable for scholar or Crusades enthusiast alike.
Jun 02, 2010
faaz
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well... it's a great book. she tell us everything about crusade forum muslim perception. it's rare we found the book tell about crusade from muslim perception. mostly, the historian tell it from western or christian perception. yeah it was the greatest war of the world. 200 years muslim and west (frank) fight for their ideology, for their trust, and for their God.
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