Author: Charles Roger WatsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Missions
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
Egypt and the Christian Crusade
Author: Charles Roger WatsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Missions
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
History of Egypt from 330 B.c. to the Present Time
Author: Angelo Solomon RappoportPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781548130527
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
CHAPTER I-THE CRUSADERS IN EGYPT The Ideal of the Crusader: Saladin's Campaign: Richard I. in Palestine: Siege of Damietta: St. Louis in Egypt: The Mamluks: Beybars' Policy. The traditional history of the Christian Church has generally maintained that the Crusades were due solely to religious influence and sprang from ideal and moral motives: those hundreds of thousands of warriors who went out to the East were religious enthusiasts, prompted by the pious longings of their hearts, and Peter the Hermit, it was claimed, had received a divine message to call Christendom to arms, to preach a Crusade against the unbelievers and take possession of the Holy Sepulchre. That such ideal reasons should be attributed to a war like the Crusades, of a wide and far-reaching influence on the political and intellectual development of mediaeval Europe, is not at all surprising. In the history of humanity there have been few wars in which the combatants on both sides were not convinced that they had drawn their swords for some noble purpose, for the cause of right and justice. That the motives prompting the vast display of arms witnessed during the Crusades, that the wanderings of those crowds to the East during two centuries, and the cruelties committed by the saintly warriors on their way to the Holy Sepulchre, should be attributed exclusively to ideal and religious sources is therefore quite natural. It is not to be denied that there was a religious factor in the Crusades; but that the religious motive was not the sole incentive has now been agreed upon by impartial historians; and in so far as the motives animating the Crusaders were religious motives, we are to look to powerful influences which gradually made themselves felt from without the ecclesiastical organisations. It was by no means a movement which the Church alone had called into being. On the contrary, only when the movement had grown ripe did Gregory VII. hasten to take steps to enable the Church to control it. The idea of a Crusade for the glory of religion had not sprung from the tenets of Christianity; it was given to mediaeval Europe by the Muhammedans. History can hardly boast of another example of so gigantic a conquest during so short a period as that gained by the first adherents of Islam. Like the fiery wind of the desert, they had broken from their retreats, animated by the promises of the Prophet, and spread the new doctrine far and wide. In 653 the scimitar of the Saracens enclosed an area as large as the Roman Empire under the Caesars. Barely forty years elapsed after the death of the Prophet when the armies of Islam reached the Atlantic. Okba, the wild and gallant leader, rode into the sea on the western shore of Africa, and, whilst the seething waves reached to the saddle of his camel, he exclaimed: "Allah, I call thee as witness that I should have carried the knowledge of Thy name still farther, if these waves threatening to swallow me would not have prevented me from doing so." Not long after this, the flag of the crescent was waving from the Pyrenees to the Chinese mountains....
Egypt and the Christian Crusade
Author: Charles R WatsonPublisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781019992272
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Languages : en
Pages : 0
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This book explores the complex relationship between Egypt and the Crusaders during the medieval period, revealing the intriguing political, religious, and cultural dynamics at play. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Egypt and the Christian Crusade (Classic Reprint)
Author: Charles R. WatsonPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781528449120
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
Excerpt from Egypt and the Christian Crusade To write another book on Egypt, may seem 'venturesome When there are already in existence 'whole libraries dealing With the history of the country, its monuments, and its ancient reli gions; its present political condition, its people and their customs; not to speak of countless books of travel, recording the passing impres sions of tourists who have spent from two weeks to two Winters in the Nile Valley. It may seem especially daring to attempt to write another book, When in that book it is proposed to touch, though ever so briefly, on most of these great subjects and at the same time to limit the volume to less than three hundred pages. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Egypt and the Christian Crusade
Author: Charles R. WatsonPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781330082324
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
Excerpt from Egypt and the Christian Crusade To write another book on Egypt, may seem venturesome when there are already in existence whole libraries dealing with the history of the country, its monuments, and its ancient religions; its present political condition, its people and their customs; not to speak of countless books of travel, recording the passing impressions of tourists who have spent from two weeks to two winters in the Nile Valley. It may seem especially daring to attempt to write another book, when in that book it is proposed to touch, though ever so briefly, on most of these great subjects and at the same time to limit the volume to less than three hundred pages. Yet the justification for another book on Egypt can be found in two directions. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Egypt and the Christian Crusade
Author: Charles Roger WatsonPublisher: Sagwan Press
ISBN: 9781296954048
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 332
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Egypt & the Christian Crusade
Author: The Crusades, Christianity, and Islam
Author: Jonathan Riley-SmithPublisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 0231146256
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Claiming that many in the West lack a thorough understanding of crusading, Jonathan Riley-Smith explains why and where the Crusades were fought, identifies their architects, and shows how deeply their language and imagery were embedded in popular Catholic thought and devotional life.
Egypt and the Christian Crusade - Primary Source Edition
Author: Charles Roger WatsonPublisher: Nabu Press
ISBN: 9781295307425
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 332
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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
History of the Crusades, for the Recovery and Possession of the Holy Land
Author: Charles Mills (Historian.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 508
Book Description