This title covers diverse topics such as the treatment of prisoners, the ransom of captives, and the problems faced by many groups during the period of the crusades. One of the central issues revolves around the attitudes of the participants. There were significant differences among Latin and Eastern Christians, between Christians and Muslims, and Christians, Muslims and Jews. But, too great an emphasis on the religious roots of intolerance has oversimplified the ways in which ideas of tolerance developed. What is important in these essays is an effort to explore these relationships in their complexity in order to penetrate those generalizations that have often distorted more than enlightened. Tolerance and intolerance therefore are terms that can obscure as much as enlighten.

About the Author
Michael Gervers is professor of history at the University of Toronto, Scarborough. and the author of The Cartulary of the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem in England. James M. Powell is professor emeritus, Department of History, Syrancuse University. He has written several books including Anatomy of a Crusade, Muslims under Latin Rule, and Medieval Studies: An Introduction, Second Edition, also published by Syracuse University Press.


Book Information
ISBN 9780815628699
Author Michael Gervers
Format Hardback
Page Count 212
Imprint Syracuse University Press
Publisher Syracuse University Press
Weight(grams) 454g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 15mm