The crusades through arab eyes by amin maalouf, 9780805208986, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. Lebanese writer who won the prestigious gon court prize in. The crusades through arab eyes by amin maalouf this was a relatively short book 266 pages, but a huge story that spans the initial invasion of nicaea in what is now turkey in 1096 to the final expulsion of the franj meaning all western christians in 1291. For the interested student, that will require reading many more books than just one general survey. The crusades through arab eyes amin maalouf haftad. It presents the dramatic story of the medieval religious war through an arab point of view. Intriguing and entertaining, the crusades through arab eyes, is a vivid portrait of a society nearly destroyed by internal conflict and shaken by. For arabs, the twelfth and thirteenth centuries were y. The result is a unique take on a subject that most.
The crusades through arab eyes saqi essentials 8601419936212. He retells their stories in their own vivacious style, giving us a vivid portrait of a society rent by internal conflicts, and shaken by a traumatic. The dramatic story of the crusades seen through arab eyes from the seizing of jerusalem under pope urban ii in 1099 to its recapture by salah addin, richard the lionhearts efforts to regain. The crusades through arab eyes saqi essentials ebook. While the crusades opened up new horizons and new trading areas for the west, the eastern worlds establishments began to decline and deteriorate and the lands they conquered became lost in the political power struggle between the arabs. The crusades through arab eyes by amin maalouf epub mobi. The crusades through arab eyes quotes by amin maalouf. Crusades as they were seen, lived, and recorded on ythe other sidein other words, in the arab camp.
The recapture of jerusalem, the siege of the acre, the fall of tripoli, the effect in baghdad of events in syria. The crusades through arab eyes quotes showing of 3 it seems clear that the arab east still sees the west as a natural enemy. Publication date 1984 topics crusades, islamic empire history 7501258. Read all the documents and answer the corresponding questions.
With the events of the past six months as background, the intriguing title of amin maaloufs book the crusades through arab eyes was enough to compel me to read it. The crusades occurred at a time when arab culture was viewed by the west as sophisticated and advanced, compared to the franj franks or all westerners who were unrefined in comparison, amounting to a reversal of modern perspective maalouf, 1984, p. For this concise history of the crusades, i follow in many respects the. Kop the crusades through arab eyes av amin maalouf pa. The crusades through arab eyes by amin maalouf 1986 maalouf, a french lebanese journalist, tells this history of the crusades in the middle east by relying primarily on arab historians and diarists. Maalouf offers fascinating insights into the historical forces that even today shape arab and islamic consciousness. Sep 01, 2009 the crusades through arab eyes by amin maalouf 1986 maalouf, a french lebanese journalist, tells this history of the crusades in the middle east by relying primarily on arab historians and diarists. The crusades through muslim eyes in the name of allah, the most beneficent, the most merciful in the 11th century, almost a thousand years ago, hordes of christians warriors bearing a red cross stormed into syria. He retells their stories in their own vivacious style, giving us a vivid portrait of a society rent by internal conflicts and shaken by. An ambitious fourpart documentary produced by al jazeera, the crusades. The subject of the crusades has been of interest to me because of a recent movie called kingdom of heaven which features the time when saladin retakes jerusalem from the franj. The crusades through arab eyes, by amin maalouf, presents western readers and students of history with a view of the crusades that is seldom considered in the west.
An arab perspective is a fourpart documentary series telling the dramatic story of the crusades seen through arab eyes, from the seizing of. The crusades through arab eyes by amin maalouf read online. In amin maaloufs 1984 the crusades through arab eyes, the lebanese journalist offers an account of the crusades from the arab perspective. Intriguing and entertaining, the crusades through arab eyes, is a vivid portrait of a society nearly destroyed by internal conflict and shaken by a traumatic encounter with an alien culture.
Les croisades vues par les arabes is a french language historical essay by lebanese author amin maalouf as the name suggests, the book is a narrative retelling of primary sources drawn from various arab chronicles that seeks to provide an arab perspective on the crusades, and especially regarding the crusaders the franks franj, as the arabs. Eurocentrism is a powerful influence, one that has largely shaped the writing of history that has been accepted at least tacitly by much of the worlds community of scholars. Intriquing and entertaining, the crusades through arab eyes is a vivid portrait of a society nearly destroyed by internal conflict and shaken by a traumatic encounter with an alien culture. The crusades through arab eyes by amin maalouf read online on. The crusades is an authoritative, accessible singlevolume history of the brutal struggle for the holy land in the middle ages. The arabs found the franks duplicitous, brutal, and unrefined. This welcome addition to the numerous volumes on the crusades is a wellwritten and absorbing history by a lebanese journalist for the general reader. The awardwinning novelist amin maalouf has been highly praised for this thoroughly researched work, especially from nonmuslim sources, even though the crusades through arab eyes sets out to redress the balance after centuries of historical bias by presenting the arab side of the crusades in their own words. The dramatic story of the crusades seen through arab eyes from the seizing of jerusalem under pope urban ii in 1099 to its recapture by salah addin, richard the lionhearts efforts to regain the city, and the end of the movement two centuries later. An arab perspective is a fourpart series produced by al jazeera english, which first aired in december of 2016. For arabs, the twelfth and thirteenth centuries were years of strenuous efforts to repel a brutal and destructive invasion by barbarian hordes.
The crusades through arab eyes amin maalouf download. Document 1 they bore the sign of the cross ekkehard of aura, a german monk and historian, wrote about the reaction of christians across western europe to the speech given by pope urban ii. In the crusades through arab eyes, amin maalouf has sifted through the works of a score of contemporary arab chroniclers of the crusades, eyewitnesses and often participants in the events. Nov 02, 2012 amin maalouf, a lebanese catholic writer who lives in france and is a member of the academie francaise presents things very much from the point of view of arab muslim chroniclers who lived through the crusades, who wrote of the franj as barbarous, unwashed, promiscuous brutes who had invaded the house of islam without provocation and. Amin maalouf, in his outstanding and thoroughly researched work, the crusades through arab eyes, sets out to redress the balance by presenting the arab side of the crusades in their own words. Our understanding of the crusades has advanced greatly in the last 50 years and the current generation of crusades scholars have overturned many of the previous ideas and assumptions about the crusading movement. Click download or read online button to get the crusades through arab eyes book now. He retells their stories in their own vivacious style, giving us a vivid portrait of a society rent by internal conflicts.
For arabs, the twelfth and thirteenth centuries were years. Crusades through arab eyes by amin maalouf alibris. The crusades through arab eyes ebook by amin maalouf. The muslim response to the crusades islam al jazeera. The crusades through arab eyes by amin maalouf, jon. As the title clearly indicates, this book is an attempt to depict the experience of the crusades through arab eyes. Amin maaloufs novel, the crusades through arab eyes is the portrayal of the horror seen by the muslims and their heroic attempt to try and save their holy land. Though i enjoy reading history, the crusades had never generated much interest. The crusades through arab eyes book by amin maalouf.
Review of the crusades through arab eyes by amin maalouf by john sjoholm the lebanese french melkite greek catholic journalist and novelist amin maalouf did not set out to write an accurate history book or a fictive tale. Lengthy quotations from original sources are incorporated into an exciting narrative packed with fresh insights, offbeat details, and succinct commentary. The rewriting of history in amin maaloufs the crusades. Oct 15, 2017 originally published in french as les croisades vues par les arabes, maaloufs work. In the crusades through arab eyes, amin maalouf has sifted through the works of a score of. The crusades through arab eyes is a story and a historical discussion rolled into one, and to the authors credit he never overextends himself into polemics, which is left for the professional historians. Read the crusades through arab eyes by amin maalouf available from rakuten kobo. Review of the crusades through arab eyes by amin maalouf.
For arabs, the twelfth and thirteen centuries were years of strenuous efforts to repel a brutal and destructive invasion by barbarian hordes. Until i read this title, my two favourite works concerning the crusades were the first crusade by thomas asbridge and the sword and the scimitar by ernle bradford. The crusades through arab eyes paper mattsachar hist15102. The crusades through arab eyes may be warmly recommended.
The crusades through arab eyes download ebook pdf, epub. The author has combed the works of arab chroniclers of the crusades, many of them eyewitnesses and participants in the events they describe. The crusades through arab eyes by amin maalouf, 9780805208986, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Amin maalouf has sifted through the works of contemporary arab chroniclers of the crusades, eyewitnesses and often participants in the events. The crusades through muslim eyes, will be a two night presentation that will draw upon the most notable muslim historians of the era including ibn athir, usaman ibn mundiqh, ibn qalanisi, bahauddeen, and many others. The dramatic story of the crusades seen through arab eyes from the seizing of jerusalem under pope urban ii in 1099 to its recapture by salah addin. The crusades through arab eyes is a french language historical essay by lebanese author amin maalouf. Thomas asbridge a renowned historian who writes with maximum vividness joan acocella, the new yorker covers the years 1095 to 1291 in this big, ambitious, listenable account of one of the most fascinating periods in history. He retells their stories in their own vivacious style, giving us a vivid portrait of a society rent by internal conflicts and shaken by a traumatic encounter with an alien culture.
European and arab versions of the crusades have little in common. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. In the crusades through arab eyes, amin maalouf has. The novel is divided into three main parts, which represent a timeline of how the attack of the crusaders impacted the region.
An arab perspective features handsome production values, convincing historical reenactments and a wealth of revealing information on this much dissected period of world history. Amin maalouf has sifted through the works of a score of contemporary arab chroniclers of the crusades, eyewitnesses and often participants in the events. The result is a unique take on a subject that most western readers know only from the other side. He retells their stories in their own style, giving us a vivid portrait of a society rent by internal conflicts and shaken by traumatic encounter with an. The crusades through muslim eyes, will be a two night presentation that will draw upon the most notable muslim historians of the era including ibn athir, usaman ibn mundiqh, ibn qalanisi, bahaud. For arabs, the twelfth and thirteenth centuries were years of strenuous.
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