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Since The Publication Of The First Edition Of The Crusades: A Reader, Interest In The Crusades Has Increased Dramatically, Fueled In Part By Current Global Interactions Between The Muslim World And Western Nations. The Second Edition Features An Intriguing New Chapter On Perceptions Of The Crusades In The Modern Period, From David Hume And William Wordsworth To World War I Political Cartoons And Crusading Rhetoric Circulating After 9/11. Islamic Accounts Of The Treatment Of Prisoners Have Been Added, As Well As Sources Detailing The Homecoming Of Those Who Had Ventured To The Holy Land-including A Newly Translated Reading On A Woman Crusader, Margaret Of Beverly. The Book Contains Sixteen Images, Study Questions For Each Reading, And An Index. -- Provided By Publisher. I. Background And Origins. The Pilgrimage Of Etheria ; Augustine Of Hippo On The Just War ; The Qur'an ; Al-baladhuri On Early Muslim Conquests ; The Pact Of Omar ; Early Indulgences ; Ibnu Hayyan On Warfare In Spain ; The Song Of Roland ; Declaration Of The Truce Of God ; Matthew Of Edessa On The Seljuk Conquests ; Gregory Vii's Call For Assistance To The Greeks -- Ii. The First Crusade. Urban Ii's Call For A Crusad

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Author

Susan Jane Allen; Emilie Amt; University of Toronto Press

Publisher

University of Toronto Press, Higher Education Division

Published

2014

Language

EN

ISBN

9781442606234

Category

history

Subjects

History, Western, Humanities

Rating

4.8 / 5 (56 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14