This book sheds light on the first three Crusades (1097-1191) by introducing material from several medieval Syriac and Arabic sources and reconciling their accounts with those provided by Western sources. It presents the Crusades as an extension of the conflict between Christianity and Islam, which began with the Arabs' first incursions into Christian territory in the seventh century and continued with their conquest of the Iberian peninsula.
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This book sheds light on the first three Crusades (1097-1191) by introducing material from several medieval Syriac and Arabic sources and reconciling their accounts with those provided by Western sources. It presents the Crusades as an extension of the conflict between Christianity and Islam, which began with the Arabs' first incursions into Christian territory in the seventh century and continued with their conquest of the Iberian peninsula.
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Fair. 1161p. Ex-library. A glossy hardcover book in excellent reading condition. Label residue and faint scratch on spine. Seminary stamp and card pocket inside. Otherwise, text clean and binding tight. Lightly handled, despite being ex-library. Scarce history of the Crusades written by an Iraqi-American professor of history and religion. Publications of the Archdiocese of the Syriac Orthodox Church in the Eastern United States, volume 5.