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The Life and Legend of the Sultan Saladin

de Jonathan Phillips

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An engaging biography that offers a new perspective on one of the most influential figures of the Crusades In 1187, Saladin marched triumphantly into Jerusalem, ending decades of struggle against the Christians and reclaiming the holy city for Islam. Four years later he fought off the armies of the Third Crusade, which were commanded by Europe's leading monarchs. A fierce warrior and savvy diplomat, Saladin's unparalleled courtesy, justice, generosity, and mercy were revered by both his fellow Muslims and his Christian rivals such as Richard the Lionheart. Combining thorough research with vivid storytelling, Jonathan Phillips offers a fresh and captivating look at the triumphs, failures, and contradictions of one of the Crusades' most unique figures. Bringing the vibrant world of the twelfth century to life, this book also explores Saladin's complicated legacy, examining the ways Saladin has been invoked in the modern age by Arab and Muslim leaders ranging from Nasser in Egypt, Asad in Syria, and Saddam Hussein in Iraq to Osama bin Laden, as well as his huge appeal across popular culture in books, drama, and music.… (més)
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This is a really solid biography of Salah ad-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub, best known in the Anglophone world as Saladin: one of the most well-known names from the Middle Ages. Yet, as Jonathan Phillips points out in The Life and Legend, particularly in the West Saladin is a figure better known because of romantic, orientalising tales told about him from the medieval period on rather than on account of his actual career. In the first part of this book, Phillips' remedies that with an impressively well-contextualised look at Saladin's life within the 12th-century Near East. The latter half looks at the afterlife of Saladin, how he's been memoralised and mythologised in both Western and Muslim culture over the centuries since his death. I found this section fascinating, but wished Phillips had had the scope to go more in-depth here.

Overall, accessible and engagingly written, and should appeal to a broad range of readers. ( )
  siriaeve | Oct 6, 2023 |
"Saladino, un héroe para Oriente admirado en Occidente", Babelia 14.02.2022: https://elpais.com/babelia/2022-02-14/saladino-un-modelo-para-oriente-y-occident...
  Albertos | Feb 14, 2022 |
I've read a few of these 'the wo/man and her/his legacy' type biographies, and none of them work all that well: if the biography is good, the 'here's how people have imagined her' is usually quite weak, and vice versa. Phillips' biography is good, and the image stuff is fine, at best. There's a lot of crusadery battles here, so if you like that, here it is. If you don't, now you know. ( )
  stillatim | Oct 23, 2020 |
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An engaging biography that offers a new perspective on one of the most influential figures of the Crusades In 1187, Saladin marched triumphantly into Jerusalem, ending decades of struggle against the Christians and reclaiming the holy city for Islam. Four years later he fought off the armies of the Third Crusade, which were commanded by Europe's leading monarchs. A fierce warrior and savvy diplomat, Saladin's unparalleled courtesy, justice, generosity, and mercy were revered by both his fellow Muslims and his Christian rivals such as Richard the Lionheart. Combining thorough research with vivid storytelling, Jonathan Phillips offers a fresh and captivating look at the triumphs, failures, and contradictions of one of the Crusades' most unique figures. Bringing the vibrant world of the twelfth century to life, this book also explores Saladin's complicated legacy, examining the ways Saladin has been invoked in the modern age by Arab and Muslim leaders ranging from Nasser in Egypt, Asad in Syria, and Saddam Hussein in Iraq to Osama bin Laden, as well as his huge appeal across popular culture in books, drama, and music.

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