The Cutting Edge of the Poet's Sword: Muslim Poetic Responses to the Crusades

In The Cutting Edge of the Poet's Sword Osman Latiff assesses anti-Frankish Muslim poetry during the crusades, specifically the topic of faḍāʾil al-Quds ('merits of Jerusalem') and jihād as they relate to the occupation and reconquest of Jerusalem.

About the author

Osman Latiff, Ph.D. (2011), Royal Holloway, University of London, is a researcher in medieval and crusader history. He also writes on international relations, having completed a Post-doctorate study on counter-hegemony and political syncretism in Arab-U.S relations (2015) and is currently authoring a book on the place of empathy in challenging attitudes of 'otherness' in conflict

Product details

• Authors: Osman Latiff
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 12.10.2017
• EAN: 9789004345218
• ISBN: 978-90-04-34521-8
• No. of pages: 312
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 241 mm x 25 mm
• Weight: 565 g
• Series: Muslim World in the Age of the
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous