The Resource God's armies : crusade and jihad: origins, history, aftermath, Malcolm Lambert
God's armies : crusade and jihad: origins, history, aftermath, Malcolm Lambert
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The item God's armies : crusade and jihad: origins, history, aftermath, Malcolm Lambert represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Waubonsee Community College.
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- Summary
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- "Recognizing that the Christian crusades unfolded in a world shaped by Islamic jihads, Lambert scrutinizes both militant forms of religion simultaneously. In a world where memories of crusader atrocities sustain virulent new forms of jihad, such balanced scholarship offers hope of interfaith understanding."--Booklist
- "Crusade and jihad are often reckoned to have represented two sides of the same coin: each resonated on the opposing sides in the holy wars of the Middle Ages and each has been invoked during the war on terror. A chronicle of the Christian and Islamic struggle to control the sacred places of Palestine and the Middle East between the seventh and thirteenth centuries, this dynamic new history demonstrates that this simple opposition ignores crucial differences. Placing an equal emphasis on the inner histories of Christianity and Islam, the book traces the origins and development of crusade and jihad, showing for example that jihad reflected internal tensions in Islam from its beginnings. The narrative also reveals the ways in which crusade and jihad were used to disguise ambitions for power and to justify atrocity and yet also inspired acts of great chivalry and heroic achievement. The story brims with larger than life characters, among them Richard the Lionheart, Nur al-Din, Saladin, Baybars, and Ghengiz Khan. Lambert concludes by considering the long after-effects of jihad and crusade, including the role of the latter in French imperialism and of the former in the wars now afflicting the Middle East and parts of Africa. This vivid, balanced account will interest all readers who wish to understand the complexities of the medieval world and how it relates to our own."-- Book jacket
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First Pegasus books hardcover edition.
- Extent
- xix, 329 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Contents
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- The origins of Islam
- The search for the just society
- The dog that did not bark
- The first crusade
- The great might-have-been
- From warlord to jihadi: Nur al-Din and Saladin
- Saladin and the Lionheart
- Strategic crusades and the coming of the Mongols
- The victory of the Mamluks
- The long aftermath
- Modern times
- Reflections
- Isbn
- 9781681772240
- Label
- God's armies : crusade and jihad: origins, history, aftermath
- Title
- God's armies
- Title remainder
- crusade and jihad: origins, history, aftermath
- Statement of responsibility
- Malcolm Lambert
- Subject
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- Church history -- Middle Ages, 600-1500
- Crusades
- Crusades
- Crusades
- HISTORY -- Middle East -- General
- HISTORY -- Middle East -- Israel & Palestine
- HISTORY -- Military | General
- HISTORY / Middle East / General
- HISTORY / Middle East / Israel & Palestine
- 600-1500
- History
- Islamic Empire
- Islamic Empire -- History -- 750-1258
- Jihad
- Jihad
- Jihad -- History
- Middle East -- History
- HISTORY / Military / General
- Church history -- Middle Ages
- Language
- eng
- Summary
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- "Recognizing that the Christian crusades unfolded in a world shaped by Islamic jihads, Lambert scrutinizes both militant forms of religion simultaneously. In a world where memories of crusader atrocities sustain virulent new forms of jihad, such balanced scholarship offers hope of interfaith understanding."--Booklist
- "Crusade and jihad are often reckoned to have represented two sides of the same coin: each resonated on the opposing sides in the holy wars of the Middle Ages and each has been invoked during the war on terror. A chronicle of the Christian and Islamic struggle to control the sacred places of Palestine and the Middle East between the seventh and thirteenth centuries, this dynamic new history demonstrates that this simple opposition ignores crucial differences. Placing an equal emphasis on the inner histories of Christianity and Islam, the book traces the origins and development of crusade and jihad, showing for example that jihad reflected internal tensions in Islam from its beginnings. The narrative also reveals the ways in which crusade and jihad were used to disguise ambitions for power and to justify atrocity and yet also inspired acts of great chivalry and heroic achievement. The story brims with larger than life characters, among them Richard the Lionheart, Nur al-Din, Saladin, Baybars, and Ghengiz Khan. Lambert concludes by considering the long after-effects of jihad and crusade, including the role of the latter in French imperialism and of the former in the wars now afflicting the Middle East and parts of Africa. This vivid, balanced account will interest all readers who wish to understand the complexities of the medieval world and how it relates to our own."-- Book jacket
- Cataloging source
- JAI
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Lambert, Malcolm
- Dewey number
- 956/.01
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- plates
- genealogical tables
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- D157
- LC item number
- .L36 2016
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Crusades
- Jihad
- Church history
- Islamic Empire
- HISTORY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY / Middle East / General
- HISTORY / Middle East / Israel & Palestine
- HISTORY / Military / General
- Crusades
- Jihad
- Middle East
- Church history
- Crusades
- Jihad
- Islamic Empire
- Label
- God's armies : crusade and jihad: origins, history, aftermath, Malcolm Lambert
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 276-282) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The origins of Islam -- The search for the just society -- The dog that did not bark -- The first crusade -- The great might-have-been -- From warlord to jihadi: Nur al-Din and Saladin -- Saladin and the Lionheart -- Strategic crusades and the coming of the Mongols -- The victory of the Mamluks -- The long aftermath -- Modern times -- Reflections
- Control code
- ocn959979394
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First Pegasus books hardcover edition.
- Extent
- xix, 329 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781681772240
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color), maps, genealogical tables
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) i9781681772240
- (OCoLC)959979394
- Label
- God's armies : crusade and jihad: origins, history, aftermath, Malcolm Lambert
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 276-282) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The origins of Islam -- The search for the just society -- The dog that did not bark -- The first crusade -- The great might-have-been -- From warlord to jihadi: Nur al-Din and Saladin -- Saladin and the Lionheart -- Strategic crusades and the coming of the Mongols -- The victory of the Mamluks -- The long aftermath -- Modern times -- Reflections
- Control code
- ocn959979394
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First Pegasus books hardcover edition.
- Extent
- xix, 329 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781681772240
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color), maps, genealogical tables
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9781681772240
- (OCoLC)959979394
Subject
- Church history -- Middle Ages, 600-1500
- Crusades
- Crusades
- Crusades
- HISTORY -- Middle East -- General
- HISTORY -- Middle East -- Israel & Palestine
- HISTORY -- Military | General
- HISTORY / Middle East / General
- HISTORY / Middle East / Israel & Palestine
- 600-1500
- History
- Islamic Empire
- Islamic Empire -- History -- 750-1258
- Jihad
- Jihad
- Jihad -- History
- Middle East -- History
- HISTORY / Military / General
- Church history -- Middle Ages
Genre
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