Medievalists.net » Syria http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Sun, 06 Dec 2015 19:35:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 Infidel Dogs: Hunting Crusaders with Usama ibn Munqidh http://www.medievalists.net/2015/02/28/infidel-dogs-hunting-crusaders-usama-ibn-munqidh/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/02/28/infidel-dogs-hunting-crusaders-usama-ibn-munqidh/#comments Sun, 01 Mar 2015 02:50:23 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=56533 Few works of medieval Arabic literature are as valuable to the student of Islamic perspectives on the Crusades as the Kitab al-I tibar or Book of Learning by Example by the Syrian warrior and man-of-letters Usama ibn Munqidh (1095–1188).

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/02/28/infidel-dogs-hunting-crusaders-usama-ibn-munqidh/feed/ 0 The Patriarch Alexios Stoudites and the Reinterpretation of Justinianic Legislation against Heretics http://www.medievalists.net/2014/11/10/patriarch-alexios-stoudites-reinterpretation-justinianic-legislation-heretics/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/11/10/patriarch-alexios-stoudites-reinterpretation-justinianic-legislation-heretics/#comments Mon, 10 Nov 2014 11:08:31 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=54031 Using normative legal sources such as law codes and imperial novels to illuminate Byzantine heresy is a very difficult proposition. One of the great problems in the analysis of Byzantine law in general is that the normative legal sources rarely were adapted to subsequent economic, political, or social conditions.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/11/10/patriarch-alexios-stoudites-reinterpretation-justinianic-legislation-heretics/feed/ 0 Unexpected Evidence concerning Gold Mining in Early Byzantium http://www.medievalists.net/2014/11/09/unexpected-evidence-concerning-gold-mining-early-byzantium/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/11/09/unexpected-evidence-concerning-gold-mining-early-byzantium/#comments Sun, 09 Nov 2014 16:40:28 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=54002 One of the consequences of the decline of Roman imperial might was the shortage of slaves at state-run mines. Consequently, criminals were often sentenced to damnatio ad metallum. The need for gold especially soared when the gold solidus was introduced at the beginning of the fourth century.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/11/09/unexpected-evidence-concerning-gold-mining-early-byzantium/feed/ 0 Amending the Ascetic: Community and Character in the Old English Life of St. Mary of Egypt http://www.medievalists.net/2014/08/12/amending-ascetic-community-character-old-english-life-st-mary-egypt/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/08/12/amending-ascetic-community-character-old-english-life-st-mary-egypt/#comments Tue, 12 Aug 2014 13:44:53 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=51814 Among the most eligible saints for such treatment, Mary of Egypt deserves particular consideration: her popularity is evidenced by over a hundred extant Greek manuscripts of her Life and her uniquely prominent position in the Lenten liturgical cycle in the Eastern Church.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/08/12/amending-ascetic-community-character-old-english-life-st-mary-egypt/feed/ 0 BOOK REVIEW: “Defending the City of God” : A Medieval Queen, the First Crusades, and the Quest for Peace in Jerusalem, by Sharan Newman http://www.medievalists.net/2014/05/09/book-review-defending-city-god-medieval-queen-first-crusades-quest-peace-jerusalem-sharan-newman/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/05/09/book-review-defending-city-god-medieval-queen-first-crusades-quest-peace-jerusalem-sharan-newman/#comments Fri, 09 May 2014 22:42:39 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=49497 This is my review of Sharan Newman's latest book, Defending the City of God: A Medieval Queen, the First Crusades, and the Quest for Peace in Jerusalem.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/05/09/book-review-defending-city-god-medieval-queen-first-crusades-quest-peace-jerusalem-sharan-newman/feed/ 0 Syrian army captures Crac des Chevaliers http://www.medievalists.net/2014/03/22/syrian-army-captures-crac-des-chevaliers/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/03/22/syrian-army-captures-crac-des-chevaliers/#comments Sun, 23 Mar 2014 04:24:30 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=48485 Syrian government forces have captured the medieval fortress of Crac des Chevaliers from rebels on Thursday.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2013/12/08/45559/feed/ 0 Crac des Chevaliers – once again – Comments on the state of research http://www.medievalists.net/2013/11/24/crac-des-chevaliers-once-again-comments-on-the-state-of-research/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/11/24/crac-des-chevaliers-once-again-comments-on-the-state-of-research/#comments Mon, 25 Nov 2013 01:09:14 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=45237 The Crac des Chevaliers in today’s Syria (province of Homs), is one of the most famous castles in the world – and not just because this spectacular eye-catcher is often used as a prime example when talking in the broadest sense about crusades or the Middle Ages in the Near East.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2013/11/24/crac-des-chevaliers-once-again-comments-on-the-state-of-research/feed/ 0 How did Christians view the Rise of Islam? http://www.medievalists.net/2013/11/03/how-did-christians-view-the-rise-of-islam/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/11/03/how-did-christians-view-the-rise-of-islam/#comments Mon, 04 Nov 2013 00:07:06 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=44644 When Muslim armies came out of Arabia in the 630s and 640s, Christian writers of the time saw it a sign that the Apocalypse had come.

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