03357oam 2200733I 450 991078568270332120230725030637.01-136-92525-21-136-92526-01-283-03851-X97866130385170-203-84516-110.4324/9780203845165 (CKB)2670000000068316(EBL)589637(OCoLC)699474387(SSID)ssj0000471530(PQKBManifestationID)12124126(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000471530(PQKBWorkID)10427626(PQKB)11396358(OCoLC)699488919(MiAaPQ)EBC589637(Au-PeEL)EBL589637(CaPaEBR)ebr10442800(CaONFJC)MIL303851(EXLCZ)99267000000006831620180706d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMuslim fortresses in the Levant between crusaders and Mongols /Kate RaphaelAbingdon, Oxon ;New York :Routledge,2011.1 online resource (284 p.)Culture and civilization in the Middle East ;23Description based upon print version of record.1-138-78888-0 0-415-56925-7 Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-261) and index.Ayyubid fortresses in the late twelfth and early thirteenth centuries: -- Muslims' apprenticeship -- Mongolian siege warfare and the defense of Mamluk fortresses -- Laying the foundations : fortification work conducted during the reign of Baybars (1260-1277), Qalawun (1280-1290) and al-Ashraf Khalil (1290-1293) -- Mamluk power on display : fortifications in the second half of the thirteenth century -- Military architecture versus political and military organization.During much of the twelfth century the Crusaders dominated the military scene in the Levant. The unification of Egypt and Syria by Saladin gradually changed the balance of power, which slowly begun to tilt in favour of the Muslims. This book examines the development and role of Muslim fortresses in the Levant at the time of the Crusaders and the Mongol invasion, situating the study within a broad historical, political and military context.Exploring the unification of Egypt with a large part of Syria and its effect on the balance of power in the region, Raphael gives a historical overCulture and civilisation in the Middle East ;23.FortificationEgyptHistoryTo 1500Military architectureEgyptHistoryTo 1500Siege warfareEgyptHistoryTo 1500Architecture, AyyubidEgyptArchitecture, MamelukeEgyptEgyptHistory, MilitaryTo 1500FortificationHistoryMilitary architectureHistorySiege warfareHistoryArchitecture, AyyubidArchitecture, Mameluke725/.18Raphael Kate.946574MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910785682703321Muslim fortresses in the Levant3846171UNINA03873nam 2200769Ia 450 991095334430332120200520144314.09786613457028978128345702612834570249781400842353140084235210.1515/9781400842353(CKB)2550000000084273(EBL)859031(OCoLC)775872992(SSID)ssj0000612439(PQKBManifestationID)11363183(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000612439(PQKBWorkID)10571178(PQKB)11432087(MiAaPQ)EBC859031(StDuBDS)EDZ0000406917(MdBmJHUP)muse37195(DE-B1597)447200(OCoLC)1054882064(OCoLC)979582930(DE-B1597)9781400842353(Au-PeEL)EBL859031(CaPaEBR)ebr10533605(CaONFJC)MIL345702(MiAaPQ)EBC31773322(Au-PeEL)EBL31773322(Perlego)735498(OCoLC)1428924860(EXLCZ)99255000000008427320110908d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrOn sacrifice /Moshe HalbertalCourse BookPrinceton Princeton University Pressc20121 online resource (147 p.)Description based upon print version of record.9780691163307 0691163308 9780691152851 0691152853 Includes bibliographical references and index. Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I. Sacrificing to -- Part II. Sacrificing for -- Conclusion -- Notes -- IndexThe idea and practice of sacrifice play a profound role in religion, ethics, and politics. In this brief book, philosopher Moshe Halbertal explores the meaning and implications of sacrifice, developing a theory of sacrifice as an offering and examining the relationship between sacrifice, ritual, violence, and love. On Sacrifice also looks at the place of self-sacrifice within ethical life and at the complex role of sacrifice as both a noble and destructive political ideal. In the religious domain, Halbertal argues, sacrifice is an offering, a gift given in the context of a hierarchical relationship. As such it is vulnerable to rejection, a trauma at the root of both ritual and violence. An offering is also an ambiguous gesture torn between a genuine expression of gratitude and love and an instrument of exchange, a tension that haunts the practice of sacrifice. In the moral and political domains, sacrifice is tied to the idea of self-transcendence, in which an individual sacrifices his or her self-interest for the sake of higher values and commitments. While self-sacrifice has great potential moral value, it can also be used to justify the most brutal acts. Halbertal attempts to unravel the relationship between self-sacrifice and violence, arguing that misguided self-sacrifice is far more problematic than exaggerated self-love. In his exploration of the positive and negative dimensions of self-sacrifice, Halbertal also addresses the role of past sacrifice in obligating future generations and in creating a bond for political associations, and considers the function of the modern state as a sacrificial community.SacrificeSelf-sacrificeSacrifice.Self-sacrifice.203/.4Halbertal Moshe764566MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910953344303321On sacrifice4449141UNINA