| How to Defeat the Saracens: Guillelmus Ade, Tractatus Quomodo Sarraceni Sunt Expugnandi; Text and Translation with Notes Contributor(s): William of Adam (Author), Constable, Giles (Editor), Constable, Giles (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0884023761 ISBN-13: 9780884023760 Publisher: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection OUR PRICE: $34.60 Product Type: Hardcover Published: July 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Medieval - Literary Criticism | Medieval - History | Military - Wars & Conflicts (other) |
| Dewey: 909.07 |
| LCCN: 2011036415 |
| Series: Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Humanities |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 7.1" W x 10.2" (1.10 lbs) 150 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The fall of the crusader-controlled city of Acre to the Muslims in 1291 inspired many schemes for crusades to recover Jerusalem and its environs. One of these proposals is How to Defeat the Saracens, written around 1317 by William of Adam, a Dominican who traveled extensively in the eastern Mediterranean, Persia, and parts of India. The treatise, poorly known even among specialists, presents a five-pronged plan for retaking the Holy Land. In particular, it focuses on cutting off economic and military support for Egypt. William's personal experience in the lands he describes comes through, for example, when he recollects his encounters in Persia with a captive Greek woman whose child he baptized, and in India with a lapsed Christian who said that God had abandoned him. In this volume Giles Constable provides a critical edition of the Latin text and a facing English translation. Extensive notes, produced in collaboration with other experts, guide the reader through the political, geographical, economic, military, and historical context of this fascinating work. |
Contributor Bio(s): Constable, Giles: - Giles Constable is Medieval History Professor Emeritus in the School of Historical Studies, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton.Constable, Olivia Remie: - Olivia Remie Constable is Professor in the Department of History and Director of the Medieval Institute at the University of Notre Dame.Kolbaba, Tia: - Tia Kolbaba is Associate Professor in the Department of Religion at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.Martin, Janet M.: - Janet M. Martin is Associate Professor Emerita in the Department of Classics at Princeton University.Chakravarti, Ranabir: - Ranabir Chakravarti is Professor of Ancient History at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. |