History 295S - The Crusades in Context

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Hamilton College

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The quest by Latin Christians to recapture Jerusalem and the Holy Land from Muslims and maintain a presence in the Middle East over the course of the Middle Ages becomes the lens through which this course will examine a wide range of social, intellectual and religious developments in medieval the Mediterranean world. Our readings will include first-hand accounts of the Crusades from Arab, Greek and Latin sources, imaginative travel literature, Romance epics, and other texts that shed light on the experience of Europe's encounter with the wider world during the Crusade era. (Same as Religious Studies 295.) Eldevik.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.hamilton.edu

Phone Number:

(315) 859-4011

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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