This book sheds light on the first three Crusades (1097-1191) by introducing material from several medieval Syriac and Arabic sources and reconciling their accounts with those provided by Western sources. It presents the Crusades as an extension of the conflict between Christianity and Islam, which began with the Arabs’ first incursions into Christian territory in the seventh century and continued with their conquest of the Iberian peninsula.
| ISBN: | 9781593333669 |
| Publication date: | 15th May 2008 |
| Author: | Matti Moosa |
| Publisher: | Gorgias Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 1164 pages |
| Series: | Publications of the Archdiocese of the Syriac Orthodox Church |
| Genres: |
European history: medieval period, middle ages |