![]() First edition (French) | |
Author | Amin Maalouf |
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Language | French |
Subject | History |
Publisher |
JC Lattès France Schocken Books United States of America |
Publication date | 1983 1984 English translation |
Publication place | France |
ISBN | 0-8052-0898-4 |
OCLC | 22435105 |
The Crusades Through Arab Eyes ( French: Les Croisades vues par les Arabes) is a French language historical essay by Lebanese author Amin Maalouf. [1]
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 (Franj), as the Arabs called them – who were considered cruel, savage, ignorant and culturally backward. [2]
From the first invasion in the eleventh century through till the general collapse of the Crusades in the thirteenth century, the book constructs a narrative that is the reverse of that common in the Western world, describing the main facts as bellicose and displaying situations of a quaint historic setting, where Western Christians are viewed as " barbarians", and unaware of the most elementary rules of honor, dignity and social ethics. [3]
![]() First edition (French) | |
Author | Amin Maalouf |
---|---|
Language | French |
Subject | History |
Publisher |
JC Lattès France Schocken Books United States of America |
Publication date | 1983 1984 English translation |
Publication place | France |
ISBN | 0-8052-0898-4 |
OCLC | 22435105 |
The Crusades Through Arab Eyes ( French: Les Croisades vues par les Arabes) is a French language historical essay by Lebanese author Amin Maalouf. [1]
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 (Franj), as the Arabs called them – who were considered cruel, savage, ignorant and culturally backward. [2]
From the first invasion in the eleventh century through till the general collapse of the Crusades in the thirteenth century, the book constructs a narrative that is the reverse of that common in the Western world, describing the main facts as bellicose and displaying situations of a quaint historic setting, where Western Christians are viewed as " barbarians", and unaware of the most elementary rules of honor, dignity and social ethics. [3]