These essays survey the range of historical sources from the peoples who collided with the Byzantine Empire during this period of dramatic upheaval.
The Empire that had been expanded and consolidated by Basil II (d. 1025) was to disintegrate in the face of incursions from the north and Muslim east. In addition, pilgrims and crusaders from the west passed through the Empire and settled - culminating in the capture of Constantinople by the Fourth Crusade in 1204. In order to understand the history of the region during this period, one must be aware of the rich source material created by these shifting populations, in a wide range of languages, and with differing traditions of historical writing.
The fourteen essays give an overview of the material, highlighting any problems the historian may have in dealing with it, and provide detailed bibliographical surveys. Latin, Arabic, Jewish, Slavonic, Georgian, Armenian and Syriac sources are all discussed.
This invaluable reference work offers new approaches for all those working on the meeting of the Christian and Muslim worlds in this period.
| ISBN: | 9780197263785 |
| Publication date: | 1st November 2007 |
| Author: | Mary Whitby, British Academy |
| Publisher: | The British Academy an imprint of Liverpool University Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 428 pages |
| Series: | Proceedings of the British Academy |
| Genres: |
General and world history Christianity Islam |
These essays survey the range of historical sources from the peoples who collided with the Byzantine Empire during this period of dramatic upheaval.
The Empire that had been expanded and consolidated by Basil II (d. 1025) was to disintegrate in the face of incursions from the north and Muslim east. In addition, pilgrims and crusaders from the west passed through the Empire and settled - culminating in the capture of Constantinople by the Fourth Crusade in 1204. In order to understand the history of the region during this period, one must be aware of the rich source material created by these shifting populations, in a wide range of languages, and with differing traditions of historical writing.
The fourteen essays give an overview of the material, highlighting any problems the historian may have in dealing with it, and provide detailed bibliographical surveys. Latin, Arabic, Jewish, Slavonic, Georgian, Armenian and Syriac sources are all discussed.
This invaluable reference work offers new approaches for all those working on the meeting of the Christian and Muslim worlds in this period.
Byzantines and Crusaders in Non-Greek Sources, 1025-1204 features in the following genres: General and world history, Christianity, Islam
Byzantines and Crusaders in Non-Greek Sources, 1025-1204 is available in Hardback
Byzantines and Crusaders in Non-Greek Sources, 1025-1204 was written by Mary Whitby, British Academy and published by The British Academy an imprint of Liverpool University Press
Byzantines and Crusaders in Non-Greek Sources, 1025-1204 has 428 pages
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