Week Eleven

March 29-31

Turks and Seljuks; issues of conversion and toleration

Dancing Demons, Muhammad Siyah Kalem [14th century]
Topkapi Sarayi Muzesi

• Read: Maalouf. The Crusades Through Arab Eyes, pp. 3-55; Kennedy, pp. 248-306; 343-345.

Read  the following, submit the one form, due Sunday March 27.

• 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 .

Additional Readings for Week Eleven