Muslims and Crusaders : Christianity's Wars in the Middle East, 1095-1382, from the Islamic Sources.

Cover -- Half Title -- Series -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Guide to Muslim names -- List of figures -- List of maps -- List of dynastic tables and genealogies -- Chronology -- Who's who -- Glossary -- Maps -- Dynastic tables and genealogies -- 1 Introduction -- Previous works on Muslim views of the crusades -- The limitations of this work -- The Muslim sources -- 2 The Muslim world before the crusades -- A brief history -- Core beliefs and practices -- Jihad -- Sunnis and Shi'ites -- The Levantine economy and society -- The Franks through Muslim eyes before 1096 -- The Levant in the 11th century -- Further reading -- 3 The First Crusade and the Muslim response, 1095-1146 -- Chronological overview -- The problem of the sources -- Muslim views of the crusaders' motives -- The first signs of counter-crusade -- Zangi: the first great mujahid? -- Conclusion -- Further reading -- 4 Nurturing enthusiasm for the jihad, 1146-1174 -- Chronological overview -- The crusader attack on Damascus through Muslim eyes -- The conversion of the Turks and the 'Sunni Revival' -- Nur al-Din: 'La Plaque Tournante'? -- Saladin and Nur al-Din -- Conclusion -- Further reading -- 5 Victory and stalemate, 1174-1193 -- Chronological overview -- The problem of the sources -- The articulation of power -- The victorious mujahid -- Facing the crusades of the late 12th century -- Conclusion -- Further reading -- 6 Making war in the Levant -- The problem of the sources -- 'The Franks' -- Jihad and religious warfare -- Who should fight? -- Legitimate targets -- Rewards -- The Abode of Islam and the Abode of War -- Greater and lesser jihad -- Muslim-Christian influences? -- Armies and pitched battles -- Fortifications and sieges -- Fighting at sea -- The Frankish influence? -- Conclusion -- Further reading -- 7 Making peace in the Levant.

Truces -- Muslims under Frankish rule -- Trade -- Muslim views on Frankish culture -- Religion -- Law -- Medicine -- Sexual morality -- The cultural barrier? -- Conclusion -- Further reading -- 8 The successors of Saladin, 1193-1249 -- Chronological overview -- Family politics in the Levant -- The Ayyubids and the jihad -- Relations with the Franks -- Critics of the Ayyubids -- Conclusion -- Further reading -- 9 The Mamluks, 1249-1382 -- Chronological overview -- Mamluk historiography -- The Mamluk experience -- The Mamluk state -- Legitimizing rule -- The Mamluk jihad -- Conclusion -- Further reading -- 10 Conclusion -- The impact of the crusades on the medieval Middle East -- The impact of the crusades on the modern-day Muslim consciousness -- Rationalizing terrorism -- Latter-day Saladins? -- Final words -- Further reading -- Documents -- Select bibliography -- Index.

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. This revised and updated second edition is ideal for students and historians of the crusades.

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