Saladin / Anne-Marie Eddé ; translated by Jane Marie Todd.

• 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.

Ämnesord

Tredje korståget 1189-1192  (sao)

Kungar och härskare  (sao)

Crusades  -- Third, 1189-1192. (LCSH)

Kings and rulers  (lcsh)

Crusades - Third, 1189-1192  (lcsh)

Egypten  (sao)

Syrien  (sao)

Arabiska väldet  (sao)

Egypt  -- Kings and rulers -- Biography. (LCSH)

Syria  -- Kings and rulers -- Biography. (LCSH)

Islamic Empire  -- History -- 750-1258. (LCSH)

Genre

Biografier  (saogf)

Personnamn

Saladin, Sultan of Egypt and Syria, 1137-1193.

Saladin, sultan av Egypten och Syrien, 1137-1193

Klassifikation

DS38.4.S2 (LCC)

956.014092 (DDC)

Koa (kssb/8 (machine generated))