Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents iii
3. Illustrations vi
4. Contributors viii
5. Preface xiii
6. Acknowledgements xv
7. PART I. SOURCES
8. 1 Hamdan al-Atharibi’s History of the Franks Revisited, Again 3
9. 2 Legitimate Authority in the Kitab al-Jihad of ‘Ali b. Tahir al-Sulami 21
10. 3 Politics, Religion and the Occult in the Works of Kamal al-Din Ibn Talha, a Vizier, ‘Alim and Author in Thirteenth-century Syria 34
11. PART 2. CHRISTIANS
12. 4 Adapting to Muslim Rule: the Syrian Orthodox Community in Twelfthcentury Northern Syria and the Jazira 63
13. 5 The Afterlife of Edessa: Remembering Frankish Rule, 1144 and After 86
14. PART 3. CONVIVENCIA
15. 6 Diplomatic Relations and Coinage among the Turcomans, the Ayyubids and the Crusaders: Pragmatism and Change of Identity 105
16. 7 Symbolic Conflict and Cooperation in the Neglected Chronicle of a Syrian Prince 125
17. 8 A Critique of the Scholarly Outlook of the Crusades: the Case for Tolerance and Coexistence 144
18. PART 4. WAR AND PEACE
19. 9 The Portrayal of Violence in Walter the Chancellor’s Bella Antiochena 163
20. 10 Infernalising the Enemy: Images of Hell in Muslim Descriptions of the Franks during the Crusading Period 184
21. PART 5. CITIES
22. 11 Sunnites et Chiites à Alep sous le règne d’al-Salih Isma‘il (569–77/1174–81): entre conflits et réconciliations 197
23. 12 The War of Towers: Venice and Genoa at War in Crusader Syria, 1256–8 211
24. 13 Gaza in the Frankish and Ayyubid Periods: the Run-up to 1260 CE 225
25. PART 6. SALADIN’S MEN
26. 14 Picture-poems for Saladin: ‘Abd al-Mun‘im al-Jilyani’s Mudabbajat 247
27. 15 Ayyubid Realpolitik and Political–Military Vicissitudes versus Counter-crusading Ideology in the Memoirist–Chronicler al-Katib al-Isfahani 265
28. 16 Assessing the Evidence for a Turning Point in Ayyubid–Frankish Relations in a Letter by al-Qadi al-Fadil 285
29. PART 7. KEY PERSONALITIES
30. 17 Saladin, Generosity and Gift-giving 307
31. 18 Hülegü: the New Constantine? 321
32. Glossary 336
33. Bibliography 339
34. Index of Names 372
35. Index of Places 380
36. Index of Terms/Concepts 382