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The Crusades and the Near East - Cultural Histories (Hardcover, New)
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The Crusades and the Near East - Cultural Histories (Hardcover, New)
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The crusades are often seen as epitomising a period when hostility
between Christian West and the Muslim Near East reached an all time
high. As this edited volume reveals, however, the era was one which
saw both conflict and cohabitation. Tackling such questions as
whether medicinal and architectural innovations came to Europe as a
direct result of the Crusades, and why and how peace treaties and
intermarriages were formed between the different cultures, this
distinguished group of contributors reveal how the Holy Wars led on
the one hand to a reinforcement of the beliefs and identities of
each side, but on the other to a growing level of cultural exchange
and interaction. This volume breaks new ground in not only
exploring the conflict between the Christian and the Muslim worlds,
but also the impact of this conflict on the cultural evolution of
European and Near Eastern thought and practices. Utilising the
latest scholarship and original studies of the sources, this survey
sheds new light on the cultural realities of East-West relations
and marks a new departure for studies of the crusades. Contributors
include John France, Yehoshua Frenkel, Chris Wright, Natasha
Hodgson, A.V. Murray, Sini Kangas, Lean Ni Chleirigh, Susan
Edgington, Jurgen Kruger, Yvonne Friedman and Bernard Hamilton.
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