The Book of Contemplation - Islam and the Crusades

Informationen zum Autor Usama ibn Munqidh Klappentext The Crusades as seen through the eyes of Muslims A significant contribution to the understanding of the medieval holy wars between Christians and Muslims, this volume brings together the best and most complete eyewitness account of the Crusades from the perspective of a medieval Muslim writer. Focusing on twelfth-century Arab aristocrat Usama ibn Munqidh's Book of Contemplation but also including extracts from The Book of the Staff and Kernels of Refinement , this volume offers a strikingly human portrayal of Islamic perspectives on day-to-day existence, warfare, and the curious European invaders. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. Zusammenfassung The volume comprises lightly annotated translation of a key medieval Arabic text that bears directly on the Crusades and Crusader society and the Muslim experience of them.

Product details

• Authors: Paul M. Cobb, Usama ibn Munqidh, Usamah Ibn Munqidh, Usama-ibn Munqidh
• Assisted by: Paul M. Cobb (Introduction), Paul M Cobb (Translation), Paul M. Cobb (Translation)
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 03.07.2008
• EAN: 9780140455137
• ISBN: 978-0-14-045513-7
• No. of pages: 400
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 22 mm
• Series: Penguin Classics; Little Black Classics; Penguin Classics; Little Black Classics
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Europe, RELIGION / Christianity / History, HISTORY / Europe / Ireland, RELIGION / Islam / History, Middle East, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Middle Eastern history, Specific wars and campaigns, Crusades, Relating to Islamic / Muslim people and groups