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The Book of Contemplation: Islam and the Crusades Paperback - 2008
by Usama Ibn Munqidh; Paul M. Cobb (Translator); Introduction by Paul M. Cobb
The Crusades as seen through the eyes of Muslims
A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION to the understandingof the medieval holy wars between Christians and Muslims,this volume brings together the best and most complete eyewitnessaccount of the Crusades from the perspective of a medieval Muslimwriter. Focusing on twelfth-century Arab aristocrat Usama ibnMunqidh's Book of Contemplation but also including extracts fromThe Book of the Staff and Kernels of Refinement, this volume offersa strikingly human portrayal of I slamic perspectives on day-to-dayexistence, warfare, and the curious European invaders.
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The Crusades as seen through the eyes of Muslims
A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION to the understanding of the medieval holy wars between Christians and Muslims, this volume brings together the best and most complete eyewitness account of the Crusades from the perspective of a medieval Muslim writer. Focusing on twelfth-century Arab aristocrat Usama ibn Munqidh?s Book of Contemplation but also including extracts from The Book of the Staff and Kernels of Refinement, this volume offers a strikingly human portrayal of I slamic perspectives on day-to-day existence, warfare, and the curious European invaders.
A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION to the understanding of the medieval holy wars between Christians and Muslims, this volume brings together the best and most complete eyewitness account of the Crusades from the perspective of a medieval Muslim writer. Focusing on twelfth-century Arab aristocrat Usama ibn Munqidh?s Book of Contemplation but also including extracts from The Book of the Staff and Kernels of Refinement, this volume offers a strikingly human portrayal of I slamic perspectives on day-to-day existence, warfare, and the curious European invaders.
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- Title The Book of Contemplation: Islam and the Crusades
- Author Usama Ibn Munqidh; Paul M. Cobb (Translator); Introduction by Paul M. Cobb
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: first
- Pages 400
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Group, New York
- Date 2008-09-30
- ISBN 9780140455137 / 0140455132
- Weight 0.67 lbs (0.30 kg)
- Dimensions 7.76 x 5.14 x 0.98 in (19.71 x 13.06 x 2.49 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
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- Chronological Period: Medieval (500-1453) Studies
- Cultural Region: Middle Eastern
- Ethnic Orientation: Arabic
- Religious Orientation: Islamic
- Library of Congress subjects Crusades, Syria - History - 750-1260
- Dewey Decimal Code 956
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