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
Should be back in stock very soon
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