The Crusades and the Near East: Cultural Histories

By Conor Kostick

Book Overview

The crusades are often seen as epitomising a period when hostility between Christian West and the Muslim Near East reached an all time high. This edited volume reveals a more complex story, exploring how the Holy Wars led on the one hand to a reinforcement of the beliefs and identities of each side, but on the other to a growing level of cultural exchange and interaction.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415580404
• ISBN13: 9780415580403
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"