TY  - BOOK
AU  - Eddé,Anne-Marie
AU  - Todd,Jane Marie
TI  - Saladin
SN  - 0674055594 (alk. paper)
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Cambridge, Mass.
PB  - Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
KW  - Saladin,
KW  - Crusades
KW  - Third, 1189-1192
KW  - Egypt
KW  - Kings and rulers
KW  - Biography
KW  - Islamic Empire
KW  - History
KW  - 750-1258
KW  - Syria
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; List of figures -- Chronology -- Introduction -- PART I. Ascent: 1. Saladin's world -- 2. Training period -- 3. Vizier in Cairo -- 4. The end of the Fatimids -- 5. Nur al-Din's lieutenant in Egypt -- PART II. The sultan: 6. Usurper or legitimate sultan? -- 7. The caliph's backing -- 8. Conception of power -- 9. Founding a dynasty -- 10. The support of the elites -- 11. The elaboration of an image -- PART III. Jihad: 12. Image and propaganda -- 13. Strategic interests -- 14. The victorious campaigns -- 15. The third crusade -- 16. The rules of war -- 17. The gaze of the other -- PART IV. In everyday life: 18. Between image and reality -- 19. Saladin and suffering -- PART V. Governance: 20. Guardian of the faith -- 21. Christians and Jews -- 22. The state, the prince, and the subjects -- 23. Commerce and markets -- PART VI. The legend: 24. Birth and development -- 25. Antihero or prophet foretold? -- 26. The valiant and generous knight -- 27. Between Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad -- 28. The myth of the Arab hero -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Saladin historiography -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index
ER  -