03164nam a2200541Ka 4500 ocn828423893 OCoLC 20200709055735.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 130225s2009 mdub obd 000 0 eng d N$T N$T 9780810863316 (electronic bk.) 0810863316 (electronic bk.) 9780810868151 0810868156 (OCoLC)828423893 537752 (N$T) e------ aw----- ff----- e-sp--- D155 .S53 2009eb HIS 037010 bisacsh 909.07 22 N$TA Slack, Corliss Konwiser, 1955- The A to Z of the Crusades [electronic resource] / Corliss K. Slack. Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2009. 1 online resource (xxiv, 273 p.) : maps. The A to Z guide series ; no. 32. Originally published in 2003 as Historical dictionary of the Crusades. Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-271) Editor's foreword / Jon Woronoff -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Maps -- Chronology -- Introduction -- The dictionary -- Bibliography -- About the author. This volume is a reference work that presents an encyclopedic survey of the Crusades. The Crusades were a series of 11th, 12th and 13th century religiously sanctioned military campaigns, waged by much of Roman Catholic Europe, particularly the Franks of France and the Holy Roman Empire. At least seven major expeditions were made between Western Europe and the Holy Land with the goal of ending Muslim control of Jerusalem. Ultimately the crusaders were driven out, but not before a cultural exchange had taken place that had an immense impact on Western Europe and an equally enormous, albeit less positive, impact on Arabs and the Islamic world. This overview provides numerous entries on key persons, places, events, battles and sieges, use of weapons and armor, and the deeper issues of the political and cultural background. Complete with a detailed chronology and a bibliography, this work allows readers to learn how Europe was changed forever by these battles with Islam. Description based on print version record. Crusades Dictionaries. Europe History, Military Dictionaries. Europe Church history Dictionaries. Islamic Empire History, Military Dictionaries. HISTORY / Medieval bisacsh Electronic books. Slack, Corliss Konwiser, 1955- Historical dictionary of the Crusades. Historical dictionary of the Crusades. Print version: Slack, Corliss Konwiser, 1955- A to Z of the Crusades. Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2009 9780810868151 (OCoLC)422763430 A to Z guides ; 32. EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=537752 EBSCOhost EBSC 537752 cpp1723AUTO 02 N$T 52578 52578