Las cruzadas

In the 11th century, a vast Christian army stormed the lands of the eastern Mediterranean and conquered Jerusalem. For two hundred years after the First Crusade, Islam and the West waged a merciless struggle for dominance in the Holy Land, resulting in a succession of terrible wars. Thomas Asbridge, one of the most outstanding medieval historians on the international scene, tells the story of the epic confrontation from the perspective of Christians and Muslims, reconstructing their experiences and attitudes, and exposing the horrors, passions and barbarism of the age of the Crusades with a strong narrative pulse and a sharp and revealing vision. The Crusades offers a vivid and detailed portrait of the most important conflict of the Middle Ages and sets a new standard in the field of medieval studies. Drawing on his in-depth knowledge of the Middle East and new sources, Asbridge uncovers what led Muslims and Christians to embrace the ideals of jihad and the Crusades, and reveals how these holy wars, whose echoes echo to this day, shaped the world. as we know it.