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An Introduction to the Crusades, part of the Companions to Medieval Studies series, is an accessible guide to studying the complex history of the Crusades. The book begins by defining the Crusades, giving the political and social context of Byzantium, Western Europe, the Islamic States, and Jewish communities to set the scene for crusading from the eleventh century to the end of the medieval period. It then immerses the reader in the logistics of crusading and the day-to-day life of a crusader, explaining arms and armor, strategy and tactics, and siege warfare. Topics explored in depth include women on crusade, pilgrimage, the Mongols, crusade charters, and the use of crusader rhetoric throughout history. A case study chapter on the negotiations for Jerusalem between Saladin and Richard I provides insight into the process of historical inquiry and methods for engaging with primary sources. The book is pedagogically grounded through the inclusion of questions for reflection, sixteen images, four maps, a detailed chronology, a glossary, a "Who's Who" of the crusading world, and a bibliography.
Contents
List of Illustrations and Maps List of Text Boxes Acknowledgments Preface Abbreviations 1. The Crusades: A Brief History Prologue: Defining the Crusades Box 1.1: Pilgrimage Setting the Scene Box 1.2: Islam: Sunni and Shi'a On the Eve of the Crusades: The Eleventh Century The First Crusade Box 1.3: The Crusades and Attacks on Jewish Communities The Crusader States The Second and Third Crusades Box 1.4: Women on Crusade A New Crusading Vision: At Home and Abroad Box 1.5: The Children's and Shepherds' Crusades Crusades across the Borders The Twilight of the Crusades Box 1.6: The Mongols and the Legend of Prester John Box 1.7: The Fate of the Military Orders after 1291 The End of Medieval Crusading 2. There and Back Again: The Logistics of Crusading and Life as a Crusader in the Levant Preparation and Finance Box 2.1: Crusade Charters Transport and Provisions Life and Death in the Levant Box 2.2: Muslims under Latin Rule, 1099-1291 3. Holy Warfare: Combat in the Crusading Age General Organization and Recruitment Arms and Armor Strategy and Tactics Warfare Box 3.1: Crusader Castles Matters of Life and Death Box 3.2: Hospitals 4. A Case Study Exercise: Saladin and Richard I-Negotiations for Jerusalem Jerusalem Stalemate and Negotiations: The Evidence Document 1: Baha' al-Din on Negotiations between Richard I and Saladin Document 2: The Itinerary of the Pilgrims and Deeds of King Richard (Itinerarium peregrinorum et gesta regis Ricardi) Questions 5. The Crusades and Modern Memory The Reformation (ca 1517-1649) The Enlightenment (ca 1650-1800) Romanticism (ca 1770-1850) Nineteenth-Century Nationalism, Imperialism, and Christian Militarism Nineteenth-Century Islam and the Crusades The Twentieth Century The Twenty-First Century Box 5.1: Matthew Schlimm's Analysis of Ridley Scott's Kingdom of Heaven Questions for Reflection Chronology Glossary Who's Who in the Crusading World Bibliography Sources Index
