Nationalising The Crusades

Author : Mike Horswell
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 123 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2022-12-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000849004

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Nationalising the Crusades by Mike Horswell Pdf

Engaging the Crusades is a series of concise volumes (up to 50,000 words) which offer initial windows into the ways in which the crusades have been used in the last two centuries, demonstrating that the memory of the crusades is an important and emerging subject. Together these studies suggest that the memory of the crusades, in the modern period, is a productive, exciting, and much needed area of investigation. Despite their ‘intrinsic internationalism’, the crusades have long been conscripted for nationalist ends. The last decade has seen an upsurge in usage of the crusades to justify and inspire violence played out within and across national contexts. This volume furthers study of nationalist uses of the crusades and crusading by broadening the focus of study beyond north-western Europe and by showcasing different approaches to illustrate how the memory of the crusades has been employed within and between nations. This takes the form of tightly focused case studies and broader overviews covering the ambivalent role of foreign crusaders in Portuguese commemorations of the battle of Lisbon in 1947, Russian holy war rhetoric and theology, Zionist perceptions of the crusader castle of ‘Athlit, the role of individuals as ‘cultural brokers’ of crusader heritage amidst European imperial competition, and how crusading as a part of European medievalism was received and reflected in Japan in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. This book will be of interest to scholars and students considering national identity, medievalism, and religious violence and to those with specific interest in the contexts of each chapter.

Author : Jonathan Phillips,Iris Shagrir,Benjamin Z. Kedar
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 413 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2022-12-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000802481

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Crusades by Jonathan Phillips,Iris Shagrir,Benjamin Z. Kedar Pdf

Crusades covers the seven hundred years from the First Crusade (1095-1102) to the fall of Malta (1798) and draws together scholars working on theatres of war, their home fronts and settlements from the Baltic to Africa and from Spain to the Near East and on theology, law, literature, art, numismatics and economic, social, political and military history. Routledge publishes this journal for The Society for the Study of the Crusades and the Latin East. Particular attention is given to the publication of historical sources - narrative, homiletic and documentary - but studies and interpretative essays are welcomed too. Crusades also incorporates the Society's Bulletin. The editors are Professor Jonathan Phillips, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK; Iris Shagrir, The Open University of Israel; Professor Benjamin Z. Kedar, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel; and Nikolaos G. Chrissis, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece.

Author : Ronnie Ellenblum
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2007-01-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9781139462556

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Crusader Castles and Modern Histories by Ronnie Ellenblum Pdf

For the last 150 years the historiography of the Crusades has been dominated by nationalist and colonialist discourses in Europe and the Levant. These modern histories have interpreted the Crusades in terms of dichotomous camps, Frankish and Muslim. In this revisionist study, Ronnie Ellenblum presents an interpretation of Crusader historiography that instead defines military and architectural relations between the Franks, local Christians, Muslims and Turks in terms of continuous dialogue and mutual influence. Through close analysis of siege tactics, defensive strategies and the structure and distribution of Crusader castles, Ellenblum relates patterns of crusader settlement to their environment and demonstrates the influence of opposing cultures on tactics and fortifications. He argues that fortifications were often built according to economic and geographic considerations rather than for strategic reasons or to protect illusory 'frontiers', and that Crusader castles are the most evident expression of a cultural dialogue between east and west.

Author : Jonathan Phillips,Mike Horswell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : HEALTH & FITNESS
ISBN : 1351250442

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Perceptions of the Crusades from the Nineteenth to the Twenty-First Century by Jonathan Phillips,Mike Horswell Pdf

Engaging the Crusades is a series of volumes which offer windows into a newly emerging field of historical study: the memory and legacy of the crusades. Together these volumes examine the reasons behind the enduring resonance of the crusades and present the memory of crusading in the modern period as a productive, exciting and much needed area of investigation. Perceptions of the Crusades from the Ninetenth to the Twenty-First Century explores the ways in which the crusades have been used in the last two centuries, including the varying deployment of crusading rhetoric and imagery in both the East and the West. It considers the scope and impact of crusading memory from the nineteenth and into the twentieth century, engaging with nineteenth-century British lending libraries, literary uses of crusading tales, wartime postcard propaganda, memories of Saladin and crusades in the Near East and the works of modern crusade historians. Demonstrating the breadth of material encompassed by this subject and offering methodological suggestions for continuing its progress, Perceptions of the Crusades from the Ninetenth to the Twenty-First Century is essential reading for modern historians, military historians and historians of memory and medievalism.

Author : Elizabeth Siberry
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2024-01-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781040009055

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Knightly Memories by Elizabeth Siberry Pdf

This is the first book-length study of the legacy and memory of the main military orders in Britain, the Templars and Knights of St. John. It provides a survey from the late 18th to the early 20th centuries using hitherto neglected sources and identifies areas for further research and analysis. The volume first examines the historiography of the Orders, delving past the standard histories to examine their authors, readership, accessibility, advertisements. and reviews. It then discusses the material memory of the Orders, from the Temple Church in London and St. John’s Gate at Clerkenwell to archaeological discoveries and romanticised stained-glass depictions. Turning next to the revival and reinvention of the Order of St John after the loss of Malta in 1798 and the foundation of the British Order based at Clerkenwell, it unravels fact from fiction in the claims of continuity with the medieval knights made by the Masonic Knights Templars. For many, memory was shaped by popular fiction as well as history, so the final part considers various literary interpretations of the Orders’ history. This book will interest scholars and students of the Military Orders and Crusades, as well as general readers of the history of memory and reception.

Author : Mike Horswell,Akil N Awan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 127 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2019-06-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351250467

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The Crusades in the Modern World by Mike Horswell,Akil N Awan Pdf

Engaging the Crusades is a series of volumes which offer windows into a newly-emerging field of historical study: the memory and legacy of the crusades. Together these volumes examine the reasons behind the enduring resonance of the crusades and present the memory of crusading in the modern period as a productive, exciting and much needed area of investigation. The Crusades in the Modern World evaluates a broad range of contemporary uses of the crusades and crusading to answer key questions about crusading today and how the crusades are understood. Each chapter demonstrates how perceptions of the crusades are deployed in causes and conflicts which mark the present, exploring the ways in which those perceptions are constructed and received. Throughout the book there is a focus on the use of crusading rhetoric and imagery to frame and justify violence, including crusading discourses employed by both Islamic fundamentalists and far-right terrorists, and the related deployment of ‘Reconquista’ rhetoric by populist movements in Europe. The use of the crusades for building national identity is also a recurring theme, while chapters on academic engagement with the crusades and on the ways in which Wikipedia articles on the crusades are created and contested highlight the ongoing production of knowledge about crusading. The Crusades in the Modern World is ideal for scholars of the crusades as well as for military historians and historians of memory.

Author : Steven Runciman
Publisher : CUP Archive
Page : 604 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1987-12-03
Category : History
ISBN : 0521347718

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A History of the Crusades by Steven Runciman Pdf

Sir Steven Runciman examines the Frankish states to the re-conquest of Jerusalem by Saladin.

Author : Felix Hinz,Johannes Meyer-Hamme
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2020-05-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9780429620690

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Controversial Histories – Current Views on the Crusades by Felix Hinz,Johannes Meyer-Hamme Pdf

Engaging the Crusades is a series of volumes which offer windows into a newly-emerging field of historical study: the memory and legacy of the Crusades. Together these volumes examine the reasons behind the enduring resonance of the Crusades and present the memory of crusading in the modern period as a productive, exciting and much needed area of investigation. Controversial Histories assembles current international views on the Crusades from across Europe, Russia, Turkey, the USA and the Near and Middle East. Historians from the related countries present short narratives that deal with two questions: What were the Crusades? and What do they mean to "us" today? Narratives are from one of possible several "typical" points of view of the related country and present an international comparison of the dominant image of each respective historical culture and cultures of remembrance. Bringing together ‘victim perspectives’ and ‘perpetrator perspectives’, ‘key players’ and ‘minor players’, they reveal both shared and conflicting memories of different groups. The narratives are framed by an introduction about the historical and political significance of the Crusades, and the question of history education in a globalized world with contradicting narratives is discussed, along with guidelines on how to use the book for teaching at university level. Offering extensive material and presenting a profile of international, academic opinions on the Crusades, Controversial Histories is the ideal resource for students and educators of Crusades history in a global context as well as military history and the history of memory.

Author : Mike Horswell,Kristin Skottki
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 141 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2021-02-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000084979

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The Making of Crusading Heroes and Villains by Mike Horswell,Kristin Skottki Pdf

Engaging the Crusades is a series of volumes which offer windows into a newly emerging field of historical study: the memory and legacy of the crusades. Together these volumes examine the reasons behind the enduring resonance of the crusades and present the memory of crusading in the modern period as a productive, exciting, and much needed area of investigation. This new volume explores the ways in which significant crusading figures have been employed as heroes and villains, and by whom. Each chapter analyses a case study relating to a key historical figure including the First Crusader Tancred; ‘villains’ Reynald of Châtillon and Conrad of Montferrat; the oft-overlooked Queen Melisende of Jerusalem; the entangled memories of Richard ‘the Lionheart’ and Saladin; and the appropriation of St Louis IX by the British. Through fresh approaches, such as a new translation of the inscriptions on the wreath laid on Saladin’s tomb by Kaiser Wilhelm II, this book represents a significant cutting-edge intervention in thinking about memory, crusader medievalism, and the processes of making heroes and villains. The Making of Crusading Heroes and Villains is the perfect tool for scholars and students of the crusades, and for historians concerned with the development of reputations and memory.

Author : Kenneth Meyer Setton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 744 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1958
Category : Crusades
ISBN : UCSC:32106016859677

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A History of the Crusades by Kenneth Meyer Setton Pdf

Author : Jonathan Riley-Smith
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2017-09-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9781137013927

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What Were the Crusades? by Jonathan Riley-Smith Pdf

Riley-Smith's acclaimed book is now regarded as a classic short study. The updated fourth edition of this essential introduction features a new Preface which surveys and reviews developments in crusading scholarship, a new map, material on a child crusader, and a short discussion of the current effects of aggressive Pan-Islamism.

Author : Jonathan Simon Christopher Riley-Smith
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0826472699

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The Crusades by Jonathan Simon Christopher Riley-Smith Pdf

The Crusades: A History is a comprehensive, single-volume history of the Crusades, from their beginnings in the eleventh century through to their decline and eventual ending at the close of the eighteenth century. As well as providing an account of the major Crusades, the book describes the organization of a Crusade, the experience of crusading and the Crusaders themselves.

Author : Francesco Gabrieli
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2009-10-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781135176075

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Arab Historians of the Crusades (Routledge Revivals) by Francesco Gabrieli Pdf

The recapture of Jerusalem, the siege of acre, the fall of Tripoli, the effect in Baghdad of events in Syria; these and other happenings were faithfully recorded by Arab historians during the two centuries of the Crusades. First published in English in 1969, this book presents 'the other side' of the Holy War, offering the first English translation of contemporary Arab accounts of the fighting between Muslim and Christian. Extracts are drawn from seventeen different authors encompassing a multitude of sources: The general histories of the Muslim world, The chronicles of cities, regions and their dynasties Contemporary biographies and records of famous deeds. Overall, this book gives a sweeping and stimulating view of the Crusades seen through Arab eyes.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0140137068

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The First Crusade by Anonim Pdf

Author : Fr Joseph Michaud
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2023-07-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 102281026X

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The History of the Crusades; Volume 3 by Fr Joseph Michaud Pdf

First published in 1812, this classic history of the Crusades remains one of the definitive works on the subject. Michaud's account is comprehensive and engaging, covering the entire history of the Crusades from their origins to the end of the 13th century. The book is a must-read for anyone interested in medieval history. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.