Stevens Memorial Library (North Andover)

Infidel kings and unholy warriors, faith, power, and violence in the age of crusade and jihad, Brian A. Catlos

eng

Includes bibliographical references (pages [335]-365) and index

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index present

non fiction

Infidel kings and unholy warriors

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868509999

Brian A. Catlos

faith, power, and violence in the age of crusade and jihad

"Puts us on the ground in the Mediterranean world of 1050-1200, [experiencing] the sights and sounds of the region just as enlightened Islamic empires and primitive Christendom began to contest it. We learn about the siege tactics, theological disputes, and poetry of this enthralling time. And we see that people of different faiths coexisted far more frequently than we are commonly told"--, Provided by publisher

The Mediterranean world -- The (Jewish) man who would be king. An ornament, tarnished ; the rules of the game -- A Christian sultan in the age of "The reconquest." The Cid rides again ; Rodrigo Díaz, Taifa King of Valencia -- Kings of Sicily, kings of Africa. A Norman conquest ; Don't ask, don't tell -- Infidel rules of a heretical caliphate. After the Messiah ; Traitors and spies -- Ambition, opportunism, and the end of an era. A heavenly kingdom? ; Jerusalem restored -- The decline and fall of the Roman empire -- Holy war, a user's manual