The Routledge Companion to the Crusades (Paperback, New Ed)

Not just a history of the crusades, but an overview of the logistical, economic, social and biographical aspects, The Routledge Companion to the Crusades brings all this information together into one resource for the very first time. A compilation of facts, figures, maps, family trees, summaries of the major crusades and their historiography, the Companion spans a broad chronological range from the eleventh to the eighteenth century, and gives a chronological framework and context for modern research on the crusading movement. This is a key work in the study of the Crusades, and for students of history and religious studies, this will become a text invaluable for rapid, reliable consultation.