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Taylor and Francis Muslims And Crusaders Christianity’S Wars In The Middle East 1095–1382 From The Islamic Sources 2Nd Edition 2020 Edition by Niall Christie
Muslims and Crusaders combines chronological narrative, discussion of important areas of scholarly enquiry and evidence from Islamic primary sources to give a well-rounded survey of Christianity's wars in the Middle East, 1095-1382. Revised, expanded and updated to take account of the most recent scholarship, this second edition enables readers to achieve a broader and more complete perspective on the crusading period by presenting the crusades from the viewpoints of those against whom they were waged, the Muslim peoples of the Levant. The book introduces the reader to the most significant issues that affected Muslim responses to the European crusaders and their descendants who would go on to live in the Latin Christian states that were created in the region. It considers not only the military encounters between Muslims and crusaders, but also the personal, political, diplomatic, and trade interactions that took place between the Muslims and Franks away from the battlefield. Engaging with a wide range of translated primary source documents, including chronicles, dynastic histories, religious and legal texts, and poetry, Muslims and Crusaders is ideal for students and historians of the crusades. ChronologyWho's WhoGlossaryGuide to Muslim NamesList of FiguresAcknowledgementsMapsDynastic Tables and Genealogies1. IntroductionPrevious Works on Muslim Views of the CrusadesThe Limitations of this WorkThe Muslim Sources2. The Muslim World before the CrusadesA Brief HistoryCore Beliefs and PracticesJihadSunnis and Shi'itesThe Levantine Economy and SocietyThe Franks through Muslim Eyes before 1096The Levant in the 11th CenturyFurther Reading3. The First Crusade and the Muslim Response, 1095-1146Chronological OverviewThe Problem of the SourcesMuslim Views of the Crusaders' MotivesThe First Signs of Counter-CrusadeZangi: The First Great Mujahid?ConclusionFurther Reading4. Nurturing Enthusiasm for the Jihad, 1146-1174Chronological OverviewThe Crusader Attack on Damascus through Muslim EyesThe Conversion of the Turks and the 'Sunni Revival'Nur al-Din: 'La Plaque Tournante'?Saladin and Nur al-DinConclusionFurther Reading5. Victory and Stalemate, 1174-1193Chronological OverviewThe Problem of the SourcesThe Articulation of PowerThe Victorious MujahidFacing the Crusades of the Late 12th CenturyConclusionFurther Reading6. Making War in the LevantThe Problem of the Sources'The Franks'Jihad and Religious WarfareArmies and Pitched BattlesFortifications and SiegesFighting at SeaThe Frankish Influence?ConclusionFurther Reading7. Making Peace in the LevantTrucesMuslims under Frankish RuleTradeMuslim Views on Frankish CultureConclusionFurther Reading8. The Successors of Saladin, 1193-1249Chronological OverviewFamily Politics in the LevantThe Ayyubids and the JihadRelations with the FranksCritics of the AyyubidsConclusionFurther Reading9. The Mamluks, 1249-1382Chronological OverviewMamluk HistoriographyThe Mamluk ExperienceThe Mamluk StateLegitimizing RuleThe Mamluk JihadConclusionFurther Reading10. ConclusionThe Impact of the Crusades on the Medieval Middle EastThe Impact of the Crusades on the Modern-Day Muslim ConsciousnessRationalizing TerrorismLatter-Day Saladins?Final WordsFurther ReadingDocuments1. Extracts from the Qur'an and Hadith2. A Depiction of the Fatimid Caliph al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah (r. 996-1021)3. Al-Mas'udi on the Franks4. The Fall of Jerusalem to the Crusaders: Two Accounts5. Muslim Views of the Crusaders and their Motives6. Extracts from the Book of the Jihad of 'Ali ibn Tahir al-Sulami (d. 1106)7. The Failure of the Crusader Attack on Damascus in 1148: Two Accounts8. Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Wasiti (fl. 1019), Extracts from The Merits of Jerusalem9. Ibn al-Athir on Nur al-Din and Saladin10. 'Imad al-Din al-Isfahani on the Battle of Hattin and Saladin's Conquest of Jerusalem11. Baha' al-Din ibn Shaddad on Saladin's Virtues12. An Exchange of Letters during Richard the Lionheart's Crusade13. Extract from al-Harawi's Treatise on Muslim Military Tactics14. Usama ibn Munqidh on Frankish Culture15. Ibn al-Qaysarani and 'Imad al-Din al-Isfahani on Frankish Women16. Al-Kamil Muhammad and the Crusade against Damietta in 1218-2117. Two Sources on the Handover of Jerusalem to Frederick II18. Ibn al-Dawadari on the Battle of 'Ayn Jalut19. Qalawun's Treaty with the Lady of Tyre, 128520. Abu'l-Fida' on the Conquest of Acre, 129121. Statements of Usama ibn Ladin (Osama bin Laden, 1957-2011), 1998Select BibliographyIndex