Porównanie wpływu wybranych aspektów (prawo, religia, medycyna) na stosunki społeczne oraz obyczaje wielokulturowych społeczności na wybrzeżu lewantyńskim w dobie pierwszych krucjat (1095–1192)
A comparison of selected problems (law, religion, medicine) and their impact on social relations and way of life in multicultural communities on the Levantine coast in the age of the first crusades (1095–1192)

Author(s): Piotr Wieczeński
Subject(s): Modern Age, 16th Century, 17th Century, 18th Century, 19th Century, Pre-WW I & WW I (1900 -1919), Interwar Period (1920 - 1939), WW II and following years (1940 - 1949), Post-War period (1950 - 1989), Transformation Period (1990 - 2010)
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Muslims; Eastern and Western Christians; first crusades; law; religion; medicine; Levantine coast
Summary/Abstract: The article focuses on the contacts between multicultural societies (Muslims, Eastern and Western Christians) in the age of the first crusades. Based on a 12th century chronicle written by an Arabic nobleman Usama Ibn Munkidh, the author discusses their relations before the crusades. He then explores the influence of legal, religious and medical aspects on social relations and the way of life in multicultural communities. In the conclusion the author examins a question of acculturation phenomenon existing on the Levantine coast in the age of the first crusades.

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