Syria Archive
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Infidel Dogs: Hunting Crusaders with Usama ibn Munqidh
Posted on July 26, 2011 | No CommentsInfidel Dogs: Hunting Crusaders with Usama ibn Munqidh By Paul M. Cobb Crusades, Vol. 6 (2007) Introduction: Few works of medieval Arabic literature are as valuable to the student of... -
MUSLIM REPRESENTATIONS OF THE CRUSADES
Posted on July 26, 2011 | No CommentsMUSLIM REPRESENTATIONS OF THE CRUSADES SIVAN, EMMANUEL Verso Gerusalemme: la Prima Crociata 1099-1999 (1999) Abstract If, as August Nitschke argued, “groups can be understood most clearly when we ask: how do they... -
The Byzantines and Saladin, 1185-1192: Opponents of the Third Crusade
Posted on July 26, 2011 | No CommentsThe Byzantines and Saladin, 1185-1192: Opponents of the Third Crusade Brand, Charles M. Speculum, Vol. 37, No. 2 (Apr., 1962) Abstract On the eve of the Third Crusade the chief Christian... -
Theseus and the Fourth Crusade: Outlining a Historical Investigation
Posted on July 26, 2011 | No CommentsTheseus and the Fourth Crusade: Outlining a Historical Investigation of a Cultural Problem Nanetti, Andrea Indrik: Essays Presented to Sergei Karpov for his 60th Birthday, edited by Rustam Shukurov, Moscow... -
The Rise of Latin Christian Naval Power in the Third Crusade
Posted on July 21, 2011 | No CommentsThe Rise of Latin Christian Naval Power in the Third Crusade Dingman, Paul (University of Rochester) International Journal of Naval History , Volume 7 Number 3, December (2008) Abstract The international... -
Funduq, Fondaco, and Khan in the Wake of Christian Commerce and Crusade
Posted on July 21, 2011 | No CommentsFunduq, Fondaco, and Khan in the Wake of Christian Commerce and Crusade Olivia Remie, Constable The Crusades from the Perspective of Byzantium and the Muslim World, Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and... -
The Crusader Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Posted on July 19, 2011 | No CommentsThe Crusader Church of the Holy Sepulchre Burke, Tiffany L. (University of Notre Dame Department of History) University of Notre Dame, March 22 (2002) Abstract The main focus of this essay... -
The role of castles in the political and military history of the Crusader States and the Levant 1187 to 1380
Posted on July 18, 2011 | No CommentsThis thesis deals with the various functions of Latin and Armenian fortifications in Cilician Armenia, Greece, Cyprus, Syria and Palestine between 1187 and c.1380. -
RELIGION, WARRIOR ELITES, AND PROPERTY RIGHTS
Posted on July 17, 2011 | No CommentsRELIGION, WARRIOR ELITES, AND PROPERTY RIGHTS Hull, Brooks B. and Bold, Frederick Association for the Study of Religion, Economics, and Culture 2011 Annual Meeting Abstract In 1119 A.D., King Baldwin II of Jerusalem... -
“Western Islamic Art” The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Posted on July 17, 2011 | No Comments“Western Islamic Art” Aanavi, Don The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, v. 27, no. 3 (November, 1968) Abstract Islamic art springs from a vast geographic expanse from Spain to Indonesia and... -
Medieval Sites in Italy, Syria, Turkey and Vietnam added to World Heritage List
Posted on July 8, 2011 | No CommentsTwenty-five sites were added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List last month, including four which date from the Middle Ages. The 35th session of the World Heritage Committee was held last... -
Homoerotic Liasons among the Mamluk Elite in Late Medieval Egypt and Syria
Posted on July 2, 2011 | No CommentsHomoerotic Liasons among the Mamluk Elite in Late Medieval Egypt and Syria By Everett K. Rowson Islamicate sexualities: translations across temporal geographies of desire, edited by Kathryn Babayan and Afsaneh... -
Medieval Syriac Historians’ Perceptions of the Turks
Posted on April 25, 2011 | No CommentsMedieval Syriac Historians’ Perceptions of the Turks By Mark Dickens MPhil Dissertation, University of Cambridge, 2004 Introduction: The eleventh through thirteenth centuries were eventful times in the Middle East, marking... -
A Syrian-Christian Perspective on the Supernatural
Posted on March 26, 2011 | No CommentsA Syrian-Christian Perspective on the Supernatural By Silke Trzcionka Paper given at the Western Pacific Rim Patristics Society Inaugural Conference (2004) Introduction: Whenever anyone looks with envy upon beautiful objects,... -
Genoese Trade with Syria in the Twelfth Century
Posted on March 9, 2011 | No CommentsGenoese Trade with Syria in the Twelfth Century By Eugene H Byrne The American Historical Review, Vol.25:2 (1920) Introduction: The economic significance of the medieval Italian cities has received less... -
The Templars and the castle of Tortosa in Syria: an unknown document concerning the acquisition of the fortress
Posted on February 6, 2011 | No CommentsThe Templars and the castle of Tortosa in Syria: an unknown document concerning the acquisition of the fortress By Jonathan Riley-Smith English Historical Review, Vol.84 (1969) Introduction: One of the... -
Disputing with Islam in Syriac: The Case of the Monk of Bêt Hãlê and a Muslim Emir
Posted on January 30, 2011 | No CommentsDisputing with Islam in Syriac: The Case of the Monk of Bêt Hãlê and a Muslim Emir By Sidney H. Griffith Hugoye: Journal of Syriac Studies, Vol.3:1 (2000) Introduction: Although... -
The Sons of al-Nāṣir Muḥammad and the Politics of Puppets: Where Did It All Start?
Posted on January 29, 2011 | No CommentsThe Sons of al-Nāṣir Muḥammad and the Politics of Puppets: Where Did It All Start? By Frédéric Bauden Mamluk Studies Review, Vol.13:1 (2009) Introduction: The period from al-Nāṣir Muḥammad’s death... -
Rethinking “Damascus” Steel
Posted on January 23, 2011 | No CommentsRethinking “Damascus” Steel By Ann Feuerbach American Society of Arms Collectors Bulletin, Vol.96 (2008) Introduction: Historical accounts testify that for thousands of years, in Central Asian, Middle Eastern, and Indian... -
Rotting Ships and Razed Harbors: The Naval Policy of the Mamluks
Posted on January 17, 2011 | No CommentsRotting Ships and Razed Harbors: The Naval Policy of the Mamluks By Albrecht Fuess Mamluk Studies Review, Vol.5 (2001) Synopsis: This article will review the three most important components of... -
Byzantine Elements in the Umayyad Mosque at Damascus
Posted on January 3, 2011 | No CommentsByzantine Elements in the Umayyad Mosque at Damascus By Robert Hillenbrand (University of Edinburgh) Given at the International Symposium on the Historical Relations Between Arabia, the Greek and Byzantine World (5th... -
Syrian sources and resources for Byzantinists
Posted on December 20, 2010 | No CommentsSyrian sources and resources for Byzantinists By Sebastian Brock Paper given at 21st International Congress of Byzantine Studies (2006) Introduction: All the Oriental Christian languages have a great deal of... -
Pre-Eighteenth-Century Traditions of Revivalism: Damascus in the Thirteenth Century
Posted on December 9, 2010 | No CommentsPre-Eighteenth-Century Traditions of Revivalism: Damascus in the Thirteenth Century By Konrad Hirschler Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, Vol.68:2 (2005) Abstract: This article examines whether it is... -
Decline and decadence in Iraq and Syria after the age of Avicenna? : ʿAbd al-Laṭīf al-Baghdādī (1162–1231) between myth and history
Posted on November 12, 2010 | No CommentsDecline and decadence in Iraq and Syria after the age of Avicenna? : ʿAbd al-Laṭīf al-Baghdādī (1162–1231) between myth and history By Nanne Pieter George Joosse and Peter E. Pormann... -
The Crusades and the Development of Islamic Art
Posted on October 11, 2010 | No CommentsThe Crusades and the Development of Islamic Art By Oleg Grabar The Crusades from the Perspective of Byzantium and the Muslim World, edited by Angeliki E. Laiou and Roy Parviz Mottahedeh...
