What Was Crusader about the Crusader States?

MacEvitt, Christopher

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“…In a similar fashion, the belief needs unpicking that the incorporation of Latin and eastern (Christian and Islamic) cultures-seen through decorative styles in buildings, everyday wares and other forms of material culture-precludes a sense of 'crusader' art or identity. 109 It should be noted that in recognising the lack of a singularly Latin European artistic or cultural imprint in Outremer, MacEvitt is correct. Thus, we now possess greater knowledge of the nature of linguistic exchange; both Minervini and Kevin Lewis have identified borrowings in Outremer French from eastern languages (including Arabic and Greek), and perhaps reciprocal exchange too.…”

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Settlement, Identity, and Memory in the Latin East: An Examination of the Term ‘Crusader States’

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2020

The English Historical Review

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In a recent article, Christopher MacEvitt posited that historians should eschew the term ‘crusader states’ to describe the four polities formed in the Levant and Syria as a result of the First Crusade (the kingdom of Jerusalem, the principality of Antioch, and the counties of Edessa and Tripoli), arguing that crusading and its remembrance had little influence in the east, and so these states should not be viewed as extensions of the west. This paper seeks to offer a critical response to this by making use of the methodological approaches which have recently traced the emergence, influence and definitions of crusading in the Latin West and have re-situated the movement within broader patterns of elite behaviours and cultural identities. The aim, therefore, is to examine the processes of identity formation among Latin settlers in the east, the active remembrance and memorialisation of the First Crusade, and, most especially, what influence the latter had over the nature of inter-cultural contact. It does so by adopting an interdisciplinary approach, which incorporates textual, literary, vernacular, documentary, material and artistic evidence. It will be argued that, although the term ‘crusader state’ cannot be used in a monolithic sense, it nevertheless remains a crucial medium through which to understand the complex social and cultural history of the Latin polities of Outremer, as well as their impact on the Near East. Examination of this concept not only contributes to modern understanding of these states, it also lends greater depth to historiographical discussions on the nature of the crusading movement as a whole.

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“…24 For Franci and Latini, see WC,pp. 63,90,95,109,114. The use of terms such as Antiochene, Jerusalemite, Edessan and Tripolitan are too extensive to record here in full but can be traced through the index to the edition; see pp. 341, 343, 354, 359, 375, 381-2.…”

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Settlement, Identity, and Memory in the Latin East: An Examination of the Term ‘Crusader States’

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The English Historical Review

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What Was Crusader about the Crusader States?

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