IMC 2022: Sessions
Session 723: Borders between Muslims and Christians
Tuesday 5 July 2022, 14.15-15.45
| Sponsor: | De Re Militari: Society for Medieval Military History |
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| Organiser: | Ilana Krug, Department of History & Political Science, York College of Pennsylvania |
| Moderator/Chair: | Peter Konieczny, Medievalists.net |
| Paper 723-a | Diplomacy and Diversity in the Middle East around the Time of the First Crusade (Language: English) Index terms: Crusades, Military History |
| Paper 723-b | Obscure Campaigns to Jerusalem in the 11th and 12th Centuries (Language: English) Index terms: Crusades, Military History |
| Paper 723-c | Fighting on the Border: The 1445 Danube Campaign (Language: English) Index terms: Maritime and Naval Studies, Military History |
| Abstract | This session focuses on the borders - both physical and ideological - between Western Christendom and Islam. The first paper examines the changing realities of Islamic 'borders' in the Middle East during the 11th century and their impact on the ensuing crusading movement. The second paper investigates the spiritual and military heart of the Crusades - the city of Jerusalem - and the various unknown or neglected sieges the city faced at the hands of both Muslim and Christian forces in the 11th and 12th centuries. The third paper discusses the role of the Danube River as a border between Western Christendom and the Muslim Ottomans in the 15th century, scrutinising the 1445 campaign as a case study. |