Routledge Companion To The Crusades, The

Description:
Not just a history of the crusades, but an overview of the logistical, economic, social and biographical aspects, 'The Routledge Companion to the Crusades' brings all this information together into one resource for the very first time. A compilation of facts, figures, maps, family trees, summaries of the major crusades and their historiography, the 'Companion' spans a broad chronological range from the eleventh to the eighteenth century, and gives a chronological framework and context for modern research on the crusading movement. This is a key work in the study of the Crusades, and for students of history and religious studies, this will become a text invaluable for rapid, reliable consultation.

Table of Contents:
Preface; Maps; 1.Outline Chronology of the Crusades and their Background; 2. Narrative Outlines of the Crusades 1096-1488; 3. Brief Biographies of Crusading Figures; 4. Historiography or What Historians have said about Crusades; 5. Brief Biographies of Crusade Historians; 6. Crusades, Crusading, and the Crusader States; 7. Sources in English Translation, Bibliography, and Websites; 8. Genealogical Tables; Index