Saladin
Inbunden bok. Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. 2008. 660 sidor.
Mycket gott skick. Skyddsomslag i mycket gott skick. Klotryggband. Engelsk text.
Förlagsfakta
- ISBN
- 9780674055599
- Titel
- Saladin
- Författare
- Eddé, Anne-Marie. - Todd, Jane Marie
- Förlag
- Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
- Språk
- English
- Baksidestext
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
List of figures -- Chronology -- Introduction -- Part I. Ascent: 1. Saladin's world -- 2. Training period -- 3. Vizier in Cairo -- 4. The end of the Fatimids -- 5. Nur al-Din's lieutenant in Egypt -- Part II. The sultan: 6. Usurper or legitimate sultan? -- 7. The caliph's backing -- 8. Conception of power -- 9. Founding a dynasty -- 10. The support of the elites -- 11. The elaboration of an image -- Part III. Jihad: 12. Image and propaganda -- 13. Strategic interests -- 14. The victorious campaigns -- 15. The third crusade -- 16. The rules of war -- 17. The gaze of the other -- Part IV. In everyday life: 18. Between image and reality -- 19. Saladin and suffering -- Part V. Governance: 20. Guardian of the faith -- 21. Christians and Jews -- 22. The state, the prince, and the subjects -- 23. Commerce and markets -- Part VI. The legend: 24. Birth and development -- 25. Antihero or prophet foretold? -- 26. The valiant and generous knight -- 27. Between Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad -- 28. The myth of the Arab hero -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Saladin historiography -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index.