The Crusades and the Near East: Cultural Histories

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.

• | Author: Conor Kostick
• | Publisher: Routledge
• | Publication Date: Oct 08, 2010
• | Number of Pages: 288 pages
• | Binding: Hardback or Cased Book
• | ISBN-10: 0415580404
• | ISBN-13: 9780415580403