- 704 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
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About this book
This book discusses a group of themes designed to highlight how Muslims reacted to the alien presence of the Crusaders in the heart of traditional Muslim territory.
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Table of contents
- Contents
- Expanded Contents List
- List of Plates
- List of Half tone Plates
- List of Figures
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Note on Transliteration and Translations
- Note on the Illustrations
- Glossary of Islamic Terms
- Glossary of Arabic Military Terms
- Chronological List of Major Medieval Islamic Authors Mentioned in the Text
- Chronological Table of Important Events until the Fall of Acre in 690/1291
- Dynastic Tables
- Key to Abbreviations Used in the Text
- Sources for the Illustrations
- CHAPTER 1: Prologue
- CHAPTER 2: The First Crusade and the Muslims’ Initial Reactions to the Coming of the Franks
- CHAPTER 3: Jihad in the Period 493–569/1100–1174
- CHAPTER 4: Jihad in the Period from the Death of Nur al-Din until the Fall of Acre (569–690/1174–1291)
- CHAPTER 5: How the Muslims Saw the Franks: Ethnic and Religious Stereotypes
- CHAPTER 6: Aspects of Life in the Levantin the Crusading Period
- CHAPTER 7: Armies, Arms, Armour and Fortifications
- CHAPTER 8: The Conduct of War
- CHAPTER 9: Epilogue: The Heritage of the Crusades
- Bibliography
- Index