Crociata e jihad

A fresh look at the Crusades, its origins & legacies, that is written in concise manner yet manages to pack its pages with a wealth of information. It takes a gentle but pointed look at some assumed truths, and sheds light on a few new ways of comparing "crusading" to "jihad". An excellent volume.

A comprehensive, detailed and informative examination of Christianity and Islam across the centuries through the lens of the respective crusades and jihads undertaken across the 7th and 13th centuries (and even into the 17th centuries) principally centred around the battle for control of the sacred

I enjoyed the storylines in the book - the details on the Islamic states in the beginning then the cool facts about siege weaponry and military engineering combined with the exposition about the religious structures of the time. I have two issues with the book - one is the anachronistic mention of t Leggi tutto

This book was particularly interesting in not being a military history of the major crusades. but rather an entire history of the crusading movement as well as that of jihad, starting from about the birth of Mohammed right up to the present day (and ISIL). Although I've read a number of books about

Analisi complete, spassionata, e critica degli eventi che hanno preceduto, portato, e seguite le Crociate in Medio oriente. Il contesto storico è spiegato chiaramente ed i punti di vista sono bene articolati. La prosa mi è risultata a tratti arcaica e pesante da seguire. Consigliata a chi ha un inter Leggi tutto

Great book for those who want to learn more about the origin of Islam and its impact on the world. A milenia of history conflicts between the Muslim and the Christian forces as well as between the separate Muslim groups. It feels like an overload of information in less 300 pages, but it is still a ve Leggi tutto

Not particularly interesting. The book cuts through wide swaths of history in a mere paragraph. I was hoping this would be more in depth.

A very difficult read, albeit a very worthy one. The author has attempted a comprehensive survey of a staggeringly large amount of history and the result, unfortunately, is hundreds upon hundreds of names, places and events, many of which are only present for a few pages. The opacity of the book does Leggi tutto