An Arab-Syrian Gentleman and Warrior in the Period of the Crusades

An Arab-Syrian Gentleman and Warrior in the Period of the Crusades

Memoirs of Usāmah Ibn-Munqidh (Kitāb Al-Iʻtibār) ; Translated from the Original Manuscript by Philip K. Hitti ; with a New Foreword by Richard W. Bulliet

by Philip Khuri Hitti, Usāmah ibn Munqidh

265 pages· 2000· ISBN 9780231121248
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The life of Usâmah ibn-Munqidh epitomized the height of Arab civilization as it flourished in the period of the early Crusades. His memoirs present an uncommon non-European perspective and understanding of the military and cultural contact between East and West, Muslim and Christian. His writing is remarkable for its narrative clarity, its humanity, and its wealth of perceptive details.

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