The Idea of 'Holy Islamic Empire' as a Catalyst to Muslims' Response to the Second Crusade
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[Thesis]
First Statement of Responsibility
Emeel S. Lamey
Subsequent Statement of Responsibility
Maxson, Brian J.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
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East Tennessee State University
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2014
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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108
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Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-1-339-18803-4
DISSERTATION (THESIS) NOTE
Dissertation or thesis details and type of degree
M.A.
Discipline of degree
History
Body granting the degree
East Tennessee State University
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2014
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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The oral traditions in the Islamic world presented only the moral benefits of Jihad. Yet, the fact is that, though the moral benefits continued to exist before and after the First Crusade, though the interest seemed to have been present and the necessary intellectual theories continued on, Muslims did not advance the practical Jihad. Nonetheless, the disastrous Second Crusade struck a powerful chord among Muslims. It forced Muslims to battle for their very survival, and to do so they would have to adapt, but equally they could only survive by drawing on their imperial inheritance built up over centuries. A number of concerns identified with the "golden age" of the Islamic empire influenced the Jihad movements for Muslims associated the imperial traditions with Islam itself. Given the examples of the First and Second Crusades, this study proposes that the idea of "Islamic Empire" constituted Muslims' practical response to the crusades.
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Middle Eastern history; Medieval history
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Subject Term
Social sciences;Crusades;Islamic empire;Islamic perspectives;Jihad;Muslim people;Second crusade