Week Seven
February 19-21
Turks and Seljuks; issues of conversion and toleration
Dancing Demons, Muhammad Siyah Kalem [14th century]
Istanbul, Topkapi Sarayi Muzesi
- Finish reading Maalouf. The Crusades Through Arab Eyes, and Ochsenwald/Fisher, pp. 149-158. We will discuss Maalouf in class on Thursday.
Read the following, and answer one of the following questions, due Sunday February 17.
1. In Golden's view, how was the nomadic world different from the settled world?
2. How does Golden explain the "spread" of the Turks?
Peter Golden , "The World of the Steppes," from his An introduction to the history of the Turkic peoples: ethnogenesis and state-formation in medieval and early modern Eurasia and the Middle East; Study Guide for Golden .
Sites for Western Views of the Crusades