Seven Myths of the Crusades (Myths of History: A Hackett Series)

Book Overview

"Seven Myths of the Crusades' rebuttal of the persistent and multifarious misconceptions associated with topics including the First Crusade, anti-Judaism and the Crusades, the crusader states, the Children's Crusade, the Templars and past and present Islamic-Christian relations proves, once and for all, that real history is far more fascinating than conspiracy theories, pseudo-history and myth-mongering. This book is a powerful witness to the dangers of the misappropriation and misinterpretation of the past and the false parallels so often drawn between the crusades and later historical events ranging from nineteenth-century colonialism to the protest movements of the 1960s to the events of 9/11. This volume's authors have venerable track records in teaching and researching the crusading movement, and anyone curious about the crusades would do well to start here."
--Jessalynn Bird, Dominican University, co-Editor of Crusade and Christendom

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1624664032
• ISBN13: 9781624664038
• Release Date: August 2015
• Publisher: Hackett Publishing Company, Inc.
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.4" x 5.5"