Islam and the Crusades: Collected Essays (Edinburgh Studies in Classical Islamic History and Culture)

This volume collects 20 papers on the Crusades by one of the world's leading experts on medieval Islamic history. The papers showcase multiple perspectives, especially as viewed from the Muslim side. The volume explores the distinctive nature of Islamic jihad as expressed in poetry, sermons and inscriptions; the development of the counter-crusade; and the careers of major Muslim leaders including Zengi and Saladin.ISBN : 9781474485906 Half-title Series list Title page Copyright Contents Figures Acknowledgements Preface Dedication 1 Some Medieval Islamic Approaches to Source Material: The Evidence of a Twelfth‐century Chronicle 2 A Neglected Episode of the Reconquista: A Christian Success in the Second Crusade 3 Jihad Propaganda in Syria from the Time of the First Crusade until the Death of Zengi: The Evidence of Monumental Inscriptions 4 The First Crusade: The Muslim Perspectiv 5 ‘Abominable Acts’: The Career of Zengi 6 Sultanates: Ayyubids 7 Some Reflections on the Imprisonment of Reynald of Châtillon 8 Some Reflections on the Use of the Qur’an in Monumental Inscriptions in Syria and Palestine in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries 9 The Legacy of the Crusades 10 The Evolution of the Saladin Legend in the West 11 Ayyubids 12 Ayyubid Jerusalem: A Historical Introduction 13 Jihad Poetry in the Age of the Crusades 14 The Shi‘is of Aleppo in the Zengid Period: Some Unexploited Textual and Epigraphic Evidence 15 A Short History of Jihad 16 Muslim Jerusalem, the Crusades and the Career of Saladin 17 The Holy Land in the Crusader and Ayyubid Periods, 1099–1250 18 The Assassins in Fact and Fiction: The Old Man of the Mountain 19 Saladin’s ‘Spin Doctors’ 20 The Sultan, the Kaiser, the Colonel and the Purloined Wreath Original Sources of the Items in this Volume Index The papers collected in 'Islam and the Crusades' showcase multiple perspectives, especially as viewed from the Muslim side. The volume explores the distinctive nature of Islamic jihad as expressed in poetry, sermons and inscriptions; the development of the counter-crusade; and the careers of major Muslim leaders including Zengi and Saladin.0Islam and the Crusades is publishing alongside two further volumes of Carole Hillenbrand's collected papers: 'Classical Islam' (ISBN ) and 'The Medieval Turks' (ISBN ). The papers collected in 'Islam and the Crusades' showcase multiple perspectives, especially as viewed from the Muslim side. The volume explores the distinctive nature of Islamic jihad as expressed in poetry, sermons and inscriptions; the development of the counter-crusade; and the careers of major Muslim leaders including Zengi and Saladin. Islam and the Crusades is publishing alongside two further volumes of Carole Hillenbrand's collected papers: 'Classical Islam' and 'The Medieval Turks' "This volume collects 20 papers on the Crusades by one of the world's leading experts on medieval Islamic history. It explores the distinctive nature of Islamic jihad as expressed in poetry, sermons and inscriptions; the development of the counter-crusade; and the careers of major Muslim leaders including Zengi and Saladin."-- Provided by publisher "This volume collects 20 papers on the Crusades by one of the world’s leading experts on medieval Islamic history. It explores the distinctive nature of Islamic jihad as expressed in poetry, sermons and inscriptions; the development of the counter-crusade; and the careers of major Muslim leaders including Zengi and Saladin."--Fourni par l'éditeur