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Muslim Sources of the Crusader Period

An Anthology

James E Lindsay editor Suleiman Ali Mourad editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Hackett Publishing Co, Inc

Published:6th Oct '21

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Drawn from greater Syria, northern Mesopotamia, and Egypt, the sources in this anthology -- many of which are translated into English for the first time here--provide eyewitness and contemporary historical accounts of what unfolded in the eastern Mediterranean and the Near East between the eleventh and fourteenth centuries. In providing representative examples of the many disparate types of Muslim sources, this volume opens a window onto life in the Islamic Near East during the Crusader period and the interactions between Franks and Muslims in the broader context of Islamic history. Ideally suited for use in undergraduate courses on the Crusades or the pre-modern Islamic Near East, this anthology will also appeal to any readers seeking a better understanding of the Islamic response to the Crusades and the general history of the Near East in this period.

"Historians and instructors alike will enthusiastically greet this book, which presents in a student-friendly manner Islamic sources relating to the crusades that are not otherwise available to persons who lack a working knowledge of Arabic and its rich literary treasury." Alfred J. Andrea, Emeritus Professor of History, The University of Vermont

ISBN: 9781624669965

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 557g

320 pages