The Race for Paradise - An Islamic History of the Crusades
The Levantini Podcast
English - September 19, 2019 12:00 - 48 minutes - 33 MB - ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsJudaism Religion & Spirituality Education Language Learning arabic hebrew near east linguistics archaeology middle east religion history archaeologist Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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In this episode of the podcast, we spoke with Professor Paul M. Cobb about his book The Race for Paradise - An Islamic History of the Crusades. Professor Cobb's book offers a new perspective on the Crusades by telling this period of history through Muslim sources. The book can be purchased on Amazon.
Professor Cobb is a Professor of Islamic History and Chair of the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at the University of Pennsylvania.