The Travels of Ibn Jubayr and his View of Saladin. / Phillips, Jonathan.
Cultural Encounters During the Crusades. ed. / Kurt Villads Jensen; Kirsi Salonen; Helle Vogt. Aarhus : University Press of Southern Denmark, 2013. p. 75-90.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed)
The Travels of Ibn Jubayr and his View of Saladin. / Phillips, Jonathan.
Cultural Encounters During the Crusades. ed. / Kurt Villads Jensen; Kirsi Salonen; Helle Vogt. Aarhus : University Press of Southern Denmark, 2013. p. 75-90.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed)
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T1 - The Travels of Ibn Jubayr and his View of Saladin
AU - Phillips, Jonathan
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Using the travel account of the Spanish Muslim pilgrim, Ibn Jubayr, this article tests the statement commonly found in modern histories that Saladin 'unified the Muslim world', a view often based on sources close to the sultan's own court. Ibn Jubayr certainly admired Saladin (in itself a valuable test of his virtues from an outsider) but makes plain that the Muslim Near East was an immensely complex society with a considerable amount of sectarian tension.
AB - Using the travel account of the Spanish Muslim pilgrim, Ibn Jubayr, this article tests the statement commonly found in modern histories that Saladin 'unified the Muslim world', a view often based on sources close to the sultan's own court. Ibn Jubayr certainly admired Saladin (in itself a valuable test of his virtues from an outsider) but makes plain that the Muslim Near East was an immensely complex society with a considerable amount of sectarian tension.
KW - Saladin, Medieval Islam, Travel
M3 - Chapter (peer-reviewed)
SN - 978-87-7674-659-9
SP - 75
EP - 90
BT - Cultural Encounters During the Crusades
A2 - Jensen, Kurt Villads
A2 - Salonen, Kirsi
A2 - Vogt, Helle
PB - University Press of Southern Denmark
CY - Aarhus
ER -