Edition: 2025
Pages: 102
Series: EL
ISBN: 9788858119891
Pages: 102
Series: EL
ISBN: 9788858119891
Holy Wars. Crusades and jihad
“The Crusades: the adventure of those Christians who responded to the pope’s call, fell under its spell, and put themselves in the front line, doing things that today appear highly debateable and which instead to them seemed sacrosanct. The fact is that the Muslims did not remain inert when a horde of bloodthirsty barbarians – unbelievers at that – stepped foot on Islamic soil and began to disseminate terror.” A vivid and sparkling account of the Crusades by Barbero, interpreted as tremendous explosions of violence, a sui generis form of pilgrim and safety valve for an overcrowded Europe; but also as the moment when two rival worlds, ignorant of their profound common roots, meet and describe one another.
The author
Alessandro Barbero
Alessandro Barbero is one of Italy’s most renowned historians and public intellectuals. He has long taught Medieval History at the University of Eastern Piedmont. His numerous publications with Laterza include Dizionario del Medioevo (with Chiara Frugoni); Carlo Magno; La battaglia. Storia di Waterloo; 9 agosto 378 il giorno dei barbari; Barbari. Immigrati, profughi, deportati nell’impero romano; Lepanto. La battaglia dei tre imperi; Donne, madonne, mercanti e cavalieri. His most recent book, Dante, has sold more than 250,000 copies in Italy and has been translated into over twenty languages worldwide.
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