HIS 5136 CRUSADES & JIHAD:HOLY WAR & HOLY PEACE
Is today's conflict between Muslims and Christians a direct result of The Crusades? This seminar will explore the medieval scene in Europe and the Holy Land to find out how tensions developed and perpetuated to divide our world into an East and a West. We will examine the controversial issues surrounding the origins of crusade and Jihad, explore both Eastern and Western perspectives on the major events of the Crusades, and attempt to understand the course of the ever changing crusading movement and its legacy on both the Eastern and Western worlds.