The Life and Legend of the Sultan Saladin - (PB)

Author Jonathan Phillips
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An epic story of empire-building and bloody conflict, this ground-breaking biography of one of historyâ€™s most venerated military and religious heroes opens a window on the Islamic and Christian worldsâ€™ complex relationship.When Saladin recaptured Jerusalem from the Crusaders in 1187, returning the Holy City to Islamic rule for the first time in almost ninety years, he sent shockwaves throughout Christian Europe and the Muslim Near East that reverberate today.It was the culmination of a supremely exciting life, fraught with challenges but blessed occasionally with marvellous good fortune. Born into a significant Kurdish family in northern Iraq, Saladin shot to power far way in Egypt under the tutelage of his uncle. Over two decades, this warrior and diplomat worked tirelessly to build an immense empire that stretched from North Africa to Western Iraq. His even greater achievement was political: uniting this turbulent coalition of people from a bewildering variety of religious and ethnic backgrounds behind his assault on the Holy Lands. And yet the capturing of Jerusalem was by no means the end of Saladinâ€™s epic and confounding story.Drawing primarily on Arabic as well as European sources, this is the most comprehensive account yet written not just of the man but of the legend to which he gave birth, describing vividly the relentless action of his life and then tracing its aftermath through culture and politics all the way to the present. It reveals the personal qualities that explain his enduring reputation as a man of faith, generosity, mercy and justice, even while showing him to be capable of mistakes, self-interest and cruelty. After Saladinâ€™s death, it goes on to show how in the West this Sunni Muslim acquired the status of a chivalric hero, even while throughout the Islamic world he became â€“ and continues to be â€“ the greatest jihadist ever to have lived.The Life and Legend of the Sultan Saladin shows how this one manâ€™s life takes us beyond the crude stereotypes of the â€˜Clash of Civilisationsâ€™ even while his legacy explains them: an intimate portrait of a towering figure of world history that is thrillingly relevant today.

Publisher Vintage Publishing
Publication Date 25/04/2019
Number of Pages 496
Binding Paper Back
ISBN 9781847926012
Category Non Fiction , Memoirs

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