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Loading... The Crusades and the Near East: Cultural Histories (2011)by Conor Kostick (Editor)
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The crusades are often seen as epitomising a period when hostility between Christian West and the Muslim Near East reached an all time high. As this edited volume reveals, however, the era was one which saw both conflict and cohabitation.Tackling such questions as whether medicinal and architectural innovations came to Europe as a direct result of the Crusades, and why and how peace treaties and intermarriages were formed between the different cultures, this distinguished group of contributors reveal how the Holy Wars led on the one hand to a reinforcement of the beliefs and identiti No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)909.07History and Geography History World history Middle AgesLC ClassificationRatingAverage: No ratings.Is this you?Become a LibraryThing Author. |