The Crusades

By Carole Hillenbrand,

Book cover of The Crusades: Islamic Perspectives

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First Published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

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1 author picked The Crusades as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Hillenbrand does for counter-crusading Islam what Tyerman does for crusading Latin Christianity. This book is chock full of images of objects illustrating the rich variety of cultures embraced by medieval Islam. But beyond that, it is the single best book in English on Islam in the Age of the Crusades. Topics covered in detail, but always in a reader-friendly style, range from Muslim ethnic and religious stereotypes of Westerners to the evolution of jihad as a principle and a reality before and during the crusading era. No serious student of the crusades should overlook this important contribution to crusade studies.   

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