HIST 314 The Crusading Movement

A study of the history and historiography of the crusading movement from its eleventh-century origins to contemporary memory. Major themes: a comparison of the ideals and realities of the Crusading Movement, a comparison of Western Christian, Byzantine Christian, Jewish, and Muslim perspectives on the Crusades, a study of the first four eastern crusades in particular and a general survey of the later crusades, and an analysis of modern & contemporary reconstructions of the Crusades and their implications for interfaith and intercultural relations in a post 9/11 world. Student seminar research papers published as a volume for the Resource Room library.