The Holy Land in the era of the Crusades

• Verfasst von: Page, Helena P. [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: The Holy Land in the era of the Crusades
• Titelzusatz: kingdoms at the crossroads of civilizations, 1100-1300
• Verf.angabe: Helena P. Schrader
• Verlagsort: Barnsley
• Verlag: Pen & Sword History
• E-Jahr: 2022
• Jahr: [2022]
• Umfang: xxxviii, 341 Seiten, 8 ungezählte Blätter
• Illustrationen: Illustartionen, Karten, genealogische Tabellen
• Format: 24 cm
• Fussnoten: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 978-1-5267-8759-0
• ISBN: 1-5267-8759-8
• Schlagwörter: (g)Kreuzfahrerstaaten / (z)Geschichte
• Schlagwörter: (s)Kreuzzüge / (z)Geschichte
• Schlagwörter: (z)Geschichte 1100-1300
• Sprache: eng
• Sach-SW: Crusades
• Sach-SW: Strategy
• Sach-SW: History
• K10plus-PPN: 181742016X

Abstract

Part I. A Short History of The Crusader States. Genesis of the Crusader States -- The First Kingdom -- The Third Crusade and the Restructuring of the Crusader States -- The Second Kingdom or the Kingdom of Acre, 1192-1291 -- Part II. A Description of the Crusader States. A Mediterranean Melting Pot: The Diverse Population of Outremer -- The 'Ideal Feudal State': Institutions of Government, Justice, Finance, Defense and Religion -- Foreign Affairs of the Crusader States: -- The Economy of the Crusader States: Diversity, Prosperity and Technology Transfer -- Life and Lifestyle in the Crusader States -- The Ibelins: An Archetypical Frankish Family.

Abstract

"The Near East in the era of the Crusades was home to diverse populations Orthodox and Latin Christians, Shia and Sunni Muslims, Jews and Samaritans. It was the meeting-point for Arab, Turkish, Byzantine and Frankish culture, the latter itself a mixture of Western traditions adapted to circumstances in the crusader states by the Europeans who had settled in the Holy Land. While the Crusades have become a synonym for brutality and bigotry, the crusader states represented a positive example of harmonious coexistence across two centuries. Likewise, while scholars from a wide range of disciplines including archaeology, art history, and medicine have shed light on diverse aspects of the crusader states, to date there is no single introductory source that provides a comprehensive overview of these unique states as a starting point for the uninitiated. The Holy Land in the Era of the Crusades aims to fill this gap while correcting common misconceptions by bringing together recent scholarly research on a range of topics to create a comprehensive description. It covers the history, demography, state institutions, foreign policy, economy, art, architecture, and lifestyle of the people who lived in the crusader states in the period from 1100 to 1300. It is organized in two main parts: a chronological historical overview, and a topical discussion of key features of these unique kingdoms. An additional, final chapter describes the rise and fall of the House of Ibelin to give the entire history a human face"--