Arab-Syrian Gentleman and Warrior in the Period of the Crusades - Memoirs of Usamah Ibn-Munqidh

Informationen zum Autor Richard W. Bulliet is professor of history at Columbia University. A former Guggenheim fellow! he has authored books on technology! The Camel and the Wheel (Columbia); and on Middle East History! Islam: The View from the Edge (Columbia). He is also the author of four novels of mystery and intrigue. Klappentext The life of Usâmah ibn-Munqidh epitomized the height of Arab civilization as it flourished in the period of the early Crusades. His memoirs present an uncommon non-European perspective and understanding of the military and cultural contact between East and West! Muslim and Christian. His writing is remarkable for its narrative clarity! its humanity! and its wealth of perceptive details. Zusammenfassung The life of Usamah ibn-Munqidh epitomized the height of Arab civilization as it flourished during the early Crusading period. His memoirs provide a valuable non-European perspective and insight into the military and cultural contact between medieval West and East! between Christian and Muslim.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Usamah, Usamah Ibn Munqidh
• Mitarbeit: Richard Bulliet (Vorwort), Philip Hitti (Übersetzung), Philip K. Hitti (Übersetzung), Phillip K. Hitti (Übersetzung), Hitti Philip K. (Übersetzung)
• Verlag: Columbia University Press
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 22.06.2000
• EAN: 9780231121248
• ISBN: 978-0-231-12124-8
• Seiten: 265
• Serien: Records of Western Civilization Series; Records of Western Civilizatio; Records of Western Civilization Series; Records of Western Civilizatio
• Themen: Belletristik > Erzählende Literatur > Essays, Feuilleton, Literaturkritik, Interviews; Prose: non-fiction, HISTORY / Social History, Syria, Social & cultural history, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Islamic Studies, Islamic Studies, CE period up to c 1500, Social and cultural history, Middle Eastern history, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, Biography and non-fiction prose, Relating to Islamic / Muslim people and groups, Social groups: religious groups and communities, HISTORY / Islamic, HISTORY / Middle East / Syria