Seven Myths of the Crusades

Alfred J. Andrea, Andrew Holt, Alfred J. Andrea, Andrew Holt

• Publisher: Hackett Publishing Company, Inc.
• Year: 2015
• Print ISBN: 9781624664038
• eBook ISBN: 9781624664427
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: European Medieval History
• Index: History

" Seven Myths of the Crusades ' rebuttal of the persistent and multifarious misconceptions associated with topics including the First Crusade, anti-Judaism and the Crusades, the crusader states, the Children's Crusade, the Templars and past and present Islamic-Christian relations proves, once and for all, that real history is far more fascinating than conspiracy theories, pseudo-history and myth-mongering. This book is a powerful witness to the dangers of the misappropriation and misinterpretation of the past and the false parallels so often drawn between the crusades and later historical events ranging from nineteenth-century colonialism to the protest movements of the 1960s to the events of 9/11. This volume's authors have venerable track records in teaching and researching the crusading movement, and anyone curious about the crusades would do well to start here. "
—Jessalynn Bird, Dominican University, co-Editor of Crusade and Christendom

Table of contents

• Front Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Titles of Related Interest Available from Hackett Publishing
• Contents
• Dedication
• Preface
• Introduction
• 1. The First Crusade: Unprovoked Offense or Overdue Defense?
• 2. Mad Men on Crusade: Religious Madness and the Origins of the First Crusade
• 3. The Crusades and Medieval Anti-Judaism: Cause or Consequence?
• 4. The Quest for Gain: Were the First Crusaders Proto-Colonists?
• 5. Myths of Innocence: The Making of the Children’s Crusade
• 6. Templars and Masons: An Origin Myth
• 7. Islam and the Crusades: A Nine Hundred-Year-Long Grievance?
• Suggested Reading
• Back Cover