Degree Name
MA (Master of Arts)
Program
History
Date of Award
5-2014
Committee Chair or Co-Chairs
Brian J. Maxson
Committee Members
William Douglass Burgess, Melvin Page
Abstract
The oral traditions in the Islamic world presented only the moral benefits of Jihad. Yet, the fact is that, though the moral benefits continued to exist before and after the First Crusade, though the interest seemed to have been present and the necessary intellectual theories continued on, Muslims did not advance the practical Jihad. Nonetheless, the disastrous Second Crusade struck a powerful chord among Muslims. It forced Muslims to battle for their very survival, and to do so they would have to adapt, but equally they could only survive by drawing on their imperial inheritance built up over centuries. A number of concerns identified with the “golden age” of the Islamic empire influenced the Jihad movements for Muslims associated the imperial traditions with Islam itself. Given the examples of the First and Second Crusades, this study proposes that the idea of “Islamic Empire” constituted Muslims’ practical response to the crusades.
Document Type
Thesis - unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Lamey, Emeel S., "The Idea of ‘Holy Islamic Empire’ as a Catalyst to Muslims’ Response to the Second Crusade" (2014). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 2359. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/2359
Copyright
Copyright by the authors.