TY - BOOK
T1 - Encounter between Enemies
T2 - Captivity and Ransom in the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem
AU - Friedman, Yvonne
PY - 2001/12/3
Y1 - 2001/12/3
N2 - This fascinating study examines the customs, legal codes, and socioeconomic mechanisms that evolved from the initial Christian-Muslim encounter on Crusader battlefields. It pinpoints changes in European mentality, and conduct of war, tracing acculturation processes in Frankish society in the Levant. These changes emerged from the need to redeem captives, making payment of ransom to the infidel conceivable and acceptable. The book pays special attention to the story of the vanquished, to the situation of women, to the behavior of the Military Orders toward captives, and to the image of the captive in Crusader literature, in the context of making war and peace.
AB - This fascinating study examines the customs, legal codes, and socioeconomic mechanisms that evolved from the initial Christian-Muslim encounter on Crusader battlefields. It pinpoints changes in European mentality, and conduct of war, tracing acculturation processes in Frankish society in the Levant. These changes emerged from the need to redeem captives, making payment of ransom to the infidel conceivable and acceptable. The book pays special attention to the story of the vanquished, to the situation of women, to the behavior of the Military Orders toward captives, and to the image of the captive in Crusader literature, in the context of making war and peace.
KW - Medieval History
KW - History
KW - History Culture
KW - Middle East and Islamic Studies
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SN - 9789004117068
T3 - Cultures, Beliefs and Traditions: Medieval and Early Modern Peoples
BT - Encounter between Enemies
PB - Brill
CY - Leiden, The Netherlands
ER -