The View of the Crusades from Rome and Damascus: The Geo-Strategic and Historical Perspectives of Pope Urban II and ʿAlī ibn Ṭāhir al-Sulamī

For an integral understanding of the Crusades, this study evaluates the Crusades both "from within" and "from without," by examining the views of two contemporaries of the Crusades: Pope Urban II, the so-called founding father of crusading, and ʿAlī ibn Ṭāhir al-Sulamī, a Muslim...

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Published in:Oriens 2011-01, Vol.39 (2), p.257-329
Main Author: Chevedden, Paul E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Christian history
Christianity
Crusades
Islam
Jihad
Murals
Muslims
Popes
Religious wars
War
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Summary:For an integral understanding of the Crusades, this study evaluates the Crusades both "from within" and "from without," by examining the views of two contemporaries of the Crusades: Pope Urban II, the so-called founding father of crusading, and ʿAlī ibn Ṭāhir al-Sulamī, a Muslim jurist from Damascus. The crusading pope and the Muslim faqīh guide us to a proper comprehension of the Crusades by refusing to judge the entire movement on the basis of the most recent expression of crusading activity, and they allow us to view the Crusades from Rome and Damascus during the formative period of their development.
ISSN:0078-6527
DOI:10.1163/187783711X588132