Seven Myths of the Crusades

<DIV>"<I>Seven Myths of the Crusades</I>'' rebuttal of the persistent and multifarious misconceptions associated with topics including the First Crusade, anti-Judaism and the Crusades, the crusader states, the Children''s Crusade, the Templars and past and present Islamic-Christian relations proves, once and for all, that real history is far more fascinating than conspiracy theories, pseudo-history and myth-mongering. This book is a powerful witness to the dangers of the misappropriation and misinterpretation of the past and the false parallels so often drawn between the crusades and later historical events ranging from nineteenth-century colonialism to the protest movements of the 1960s to the events of 9/11. This volume''s authors have venerable track records in teaching and researching the crusading movement, and <B>anyone curious about the crusades would do well to start here.</B>"<BR/> —Jessalynn Bird, Dominican University, co-Editor of <I>Crusade and Christendom</I></DIV>