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The race for paradise : an Islamic history of the Crusades /

In The Race for Paradise, Paul M. Cobb offers an accurate and accessible representation of the Islamic experience of the Crusades during the Middle Ages. Cobb overturns previous claims and presents new arguments, such as the idea that the Frankish invasions of the Near East were something of a side-...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cobb, Paul M., 1967- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, [2014]
Subjects:
Crusades.
Islam > Relations > Christianity > History > To 1500.
Christianity and other religions > Islam > History > To 1500.
Muslims > Mediterranean Region > History > To 1500.
HISTORY / Middle East / General.
HISTORY / Medieval.
Table of Contents:
  • Prologue: Damascus Crossroads
  • The abode of Islam
  • The frightened sea
  • Prey of the sword
  • Against the enemies of God
  • Testing our might
  • The fallen tent
  • From every deep valley
  • Wolves and lions
  • Let them be our rulogists
  • Epilogue: Buried horsemen.