The Crusades from the Perspective of Byzantium and the Muslim World - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0884022773 ISBN 13: 9780884022770

Publisher: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, 2001

Synopsis

The studies in this volume originated in a symposium held at Dumbarton Oaks in Washington, DC in May 1997. The 15 papers include studies on the idea of the Jihad before the Crusades, the notion of holy war in Byzantium, the representation of Europe in Arab hero cycles, Islamic views of Byzantium, the Crusades through Armenian eyes, Byzantium views of Latin Christianity, changing patterns of eastern Mediterranean trade and economy caused by the Crusades, and the impact of western art and architecture on the forms of Islam and Byzantium. The contributors are drawn from an international group of senior scholars in their fields; the editors both teach history at Harvard. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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Angeliki E. Laiou is Dumbarton Oaks Professor of Byzantine History at Harvard University and a former Director of Dumbarton Oaks.

Edition details

• Publisher: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0884022773
• ISBN 13: 9780884022770
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 306
• Editor: Laiou Angeliki E., Mottahedeh Roy Parviz