An arab perspective is a fourpart documentary series telling the dramatic story of the crusades seen through arab eyes, from the seizing of. I was delighted to find that arab chronists recorded the good deeds as well as the bad ones from both sides. The crusades through arab eyes, written by amin maalouf, focuses on how muslims viewed the series of battles that lasted almost two hundred years. Until i read this title, my two favourite works concerning the crusades were the first crusade by thomas asbridge and the sword and the scimitar by ernle bradford. The first crusade and the conquest of jerusalem youtube. The rewriting of history in amin maaloufs the crusades. Reviewed in the united states on september 10, 2009. It makes extensive use of contemporary arab sources to examine the crusade era from the arab viewpoint. Against that enemy, any hostile actionbe it political, military, or based on oilis considered no more than legitimate vengeance. In the crusades through arab eyes, amin maalouf has sifted through. An arab perspective is a fourpart documentary series telling the dramatic story of the crusades seen through arab eyes, from the seizing of jerusalem under pope urban ii in 1099, to. And there can be no doubt that the schism between these two worlds dates from the crusades, deeply felt by the arabs, even today, as an act of rape amin maalouf.
An arab perspective is a fourpart documentary series telling the dramatic story of the crusades seen through arab eyes, from. What if the crusades history was told from an arab perspective. These two words would spark one of the most controversial events in. The crusades through arab eyes saqi essentials 8601419936212. Brought to turkey as part of the ongoing istanbul biennial, cabaret crusades looks at the bloody series of wars to reclaim the holy land from an arab perspective.
It presents the dramatic story of the medieval religious war through an arab point of view. Lengthy quotations from original sources are incorporated into an exciting narrative packed with fresh insights, offbeat details, and succinct commentary. Understanding the crusades from an islamic perspective. The crusades, one of the influential events in european history, has always been studied from the point of view of westerners. Amin maalouf retraces two critical centuries of middle eastern history, presents an intriguing chronicle of the crusades, and offers insights into the forces that shape arab and islamic consciousness today. The aljazeera documentary was inspired by two earlier widely watched.
Read description the author has combed the works of contemporary arab chronicles of the crusades, eyewitnesses, and often participants. Maalouf offers fascinating insights into the historical forces that even today shape arab and islamic consciousness. An arab perspective is a fourpart series produced by al jazeera english, which first aired in december 2016. Are there any books about the crusades which are accurate and. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans. Review of the crusades through arab eyes by amin maalouf. As the title clearly indicates, this book is an attempt to depict the experience of the crusades through arab eyes.
Buy the crusades through arab eyes saqi essentials reprint by amin maalouf isbn. On this date, palestine entered the colonial tunnel and the dispossession of its. An ambitious fourpart documentary produced by al jazeera, the crusades. The crusades through arab eyes quotes by amin maalouf. Our understanding of the crusades has advanced greatly in the last 50 years and the current generation of crusades scholars have overturned many of the previous ideas and assumptions about the crusading movement. Intriquing and entertaining, the crusades through arab eyes is a vivid portrait of a society nearly destroyed by internal conflict and shaken by a traumatic encounter with an alien culture. Amin maalouf, in his outstanding and thoroughly researched work, the crusades through arab eyes, sets out to redress the balance by presenting the arab side of the crusades in their own words. An arab perspective is a four part series produced by al jazeera english, which. The result is a unique take on a subject that most western readers know only from the other side. An arab perspective is a fourpart documentary series telling the dramatic story of the crusades seen through arab eyes, from the seizing of jerusalem under pope urban ii in 1099, to its recapture by salah addin also known as saladin, richard the lionhearts efforts to regain the city, and the end of the holy wars in 1291. For arabs, the twelfth and thirteenth centuries were years of strenuous efforts to repel a brutal and destructive invasion by barbarian hordes.
The legacy of the crusades for a thousand years after the death of the prophet, the dar alislam, the islamic world, continued to wage jihad successfully against the dar alharb, the abode of war. The series provides a new perspective on the history of the crusades for a global, englishspeaking audience, that has largely read about or studied the famous struggle from a. European and arab versions of the crusades have little in common. The crusades through arab eyes by amin maalouf published in 1983 john rothschild translation pages. The sultan and the saint pbs, 2016 on the meeting of egyptian sultan alkamil and st. Nonfiction, history baghdad, august, 1099 wearing no turban, his head shaved as a sign of mourning, the venerable qadi abu saad alharawi burst with a loud cry into the spacious diwan of the caliph almustazhir billah, a throng of companions, young and old, trailing in his. But because scholars tend to examine the past with modern eyes theories. By the second half of the 11th century, the turks, who had previously converted to islam, occupied land near constantinople, now istanbul, as well as regions of the middle east, including jerusalem. The crusades through arab eyes, by amin maalouf 123 help me. Revisiting the british conquest of jerusalem al jazeera. Maalouf presents the arab chronists accounts of the crusades and in those accounts one can see just how biased is the history one is told, if at all, of those fanatical endeavors. Review of the crusades through arab eyes by amin maalouf by john sjoholm the lebanese french melkite greek catholic journalist and novelist amin maalouf did not set out to write an accurate history book or a fictive tale.
Crusades through arab eyes by amin maalouf alibris. These latter spoke not of crusades, but of frankish wars, or ythe frankish invasions. In two years of research on the crusades, i have come across many works and authors who, whether through brief encounter or repeated consultation, have exerted some influence on my work. Amin maalouf has sifted through the works of contemporary arab chroniclers of the crusades, eyewitnesses and often participants in the events. A paper the crusades through arab eyes outlines that scholars tend to focus on the wining force and ignore the perspective of the losing side. What is most interesting about this book is revealed in the title all events.
The crusades through arab eyes by amin maalouf this was a relatively short book 266 pages, but a huge story that spans the initial invasion of nicaea in what is now turkey in 1096 to the final expulsion of the franj meaning all western christians in 1291. The dramatic story of the crusades seen through arab eyes from the seizing of jerusalem under pope urban ii in 1099 to its recapture by. The crusades through arab eyes by amin maalouf, jon. Under saladin, an unstoppable muslim army inspired by prophets and poets finally succeeded in destroying the most powerful crusader kingdoms. Through the other half from the eleventh century, the turks, whod formerly transformed into islam, occupied land near constantinople, now istanbul, in addition to parts of the center east. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of high middle ages 1200 and what it means. The crusades holy war, episode 1 of 3 2012 fresh research, eyewitness testimony and contemporary evidence from both the christian and islamic worlds shed new light on the crusades. Inspired by contemporary lebanese historian amin maaloufs 1983 book the crusades through arab eyes, the trilogy gives a sense of arabic culture as the dialog between characters. An arab perspective is a fourpart series produced by al jazeera english, which. Sep 01, 2009 the crusades through arab eyes by amin maalouf 1986 maalouf, a french lebanese journalist, tells this history of the crusades in the middle east by relying primarily on arab historians and diarists. Ship this item qualifies for free shipping buy online, pick up in store. He retells their story and offers insights into the historical forces that shape arab and islamic consciousness today. Wwi through arab eyes the ottomans episode two youtube.
Les croisades vues par les arabes is a french language historical essay by lebanese author amin maalouf 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 franks franj, as the arabs. An arab perspective watch documentary the dramatic story of the crusades seen through arab eyes, from the seizing of jerusalem under pope urban ii in 1099 to its recapture by salah eddin, richard the lionhearts efforts to regain the city and the end of the movement two centuries later. The first episode sets the groundwork for one of historys most infamous and lengthy conflicts. The dramatic story of the crusades seen through arab eyes from the seizing of jerusalem under pope urban ii in 1099 to its recapture by salah ad.
Called the great war and the war to end all wars, it is often. The crusades through arab eyes, by amin maalouf 51. The series starts with the catholic church council in clermont in france in 1095, under pope urban ii, and continues to the fall of acre, the last crusader foothold in the east, in 1291, covering two centuries of bloody battles, massacres, and. The crusades, an arab perspective al jazeera, 2016 based on the book the crusades through arab eyes by amin maalouf. Amin maaloufs the crusades through arab eyes starts off with an arab description of the barbarism and savagery of the high point of the franj invasions as the muslims called the crusades, the capture, sack and slaughter of jerusalem.
Precisely because it is from the arabmuslim perspective, it is a striking reminder of how savage the. The filmmakers illustrate a stark contrast between. Islamic perspectives on the crusades unh scholars repository. Crusades as they were seen, lived, and recorded on ythe other sidein other words, in the arab camp. Maalouf, the crusades through arab eyes november 2, 2012 by mark movsesian in books, mark l. The crusades through arab eyes, compiled by amin maalouf. Although they all deserve to be cited, the point of view adopted in this work demands a selection. This was a relatively short book 266 pages, but a huge story that spans the initial invasion of nicaea in what is now turkey in 1096 to the final expulsion of the franj meaning all western christians in 1291. Precisely because it is from the arab muslim perspective, it is a striking reminder of how savage the western crusaders could be. But to close ones eye to the truth, or another persons experience of the truth. The crusades through arab eyes quotes showing of 3 it seems clear that the arab east still sees the west as a natural enemy. When reflecting on the crusades through arab eyes, this quote always sticks out as the most powerful piece of maaloufs work. Dec 28, 2016 the dramatic story of the crusades seen through arab eyes from the seizing of jerusalem under pope urban ii in 1099 to its recapture by salah addin, richard the lionhearts efforts to regain.
Its content is based almost exclusively on the testimony of contemporary arab historians and chroniclers. In that time muslim armies conquered threequarters of the christian world, despite the efforts of generations of crusaders to halt or turn back the. The crusades through arab eyes by amin maalouf 6,987 ratings, 4. The crusades through muslim eyes, will be a two night presentation that will draw upon the most notable muslim historians of the era including ibn athir, usaman ibn mundiqh, ibn qalanisi, bahauddeen, and many others. An arab perspective is a fourpart documentary series telling the dramatic story of the crusades seen through arab eyes, from the seizing of jerusalem under pope urban ii in 1099. The al jazeera documentary was inspired by two earlier widely watched. The awardwinning novelist amin maalouf has been highly praised for this thoroughly researched work, especially from nonmuslim sources, even though the crusades through arab eyes sets out to redress the balance after centuries of historical bias by presenting the arab side of the crusades in their own words. An arab perspective features handsome production values, convincing historical reenactments and a wealth of revealing information on this much dissected period of world history. This welcome addition to the numerous volumes on the crusades is a wellwritten and absorbing history by a lebanese journalist for the general reader. The arabs world war one was four years of bitter conflict from 1914 to 1918. This paper analyzes the narrative strategies that shape maaloufs rewriting of the history of the crusades, examines why considerations of the problems inherent to the historiographical act are relegated to the. Nov 27, 2014 world war one through arab eyes episode two.
The series is heavily influenced by the 1984 book the crusades through arab eyes, by amin maalouf. Wwi through arab eyes the arabs episode one youtube. In the crusades through arab eyes, amin maalouf has sifted through the works of a score of. Rabee qortoba 2003, arab series on the lives of muslims living in cordoba in alandalus. The muslim response to the crusades islam al jazeera. The ottomans world war one was four years of bitter conflict from 1914 to 1918. The arabs found the franks duplicitous, brutal, and unrefined.
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