The Conquest of Conquests: the Islamic Discourse regarding the Reconquest of Jerusalem (1099-1187)

The conquest of Jerusalem by the Crusaders was a harsh and unexpected blow to the Islamic community, a calamity that immediately generated reactions ranging from grieving, to providentialism and calls for jihād. The purpose of this article is to briefly examine the discourse regarding the reconquest...

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Autor: Albarrán Iruela, Javier
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Repositorio:Biblos-e Archivo. Repositorio Institucional de la UAM
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.uam.es:10486/720243
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10486/720243
https://dx.doi.org/10.21001/itma.2024.18.07.
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Jihād
Jerusalem
Resurrection
Eschatology
Reconquest
Historia
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Sumario:The conquest of Jerusalem by the Crusaders was a harsh and unexpected blow to the Islamic community, a calamity that immediately generated reactions ranging from grieving, to providentialism and calls for jihād. The purpose of this article is to briefly examine the discourse regarding the reconquest of Jerusalem articulated after the fall of al-Quds until its recovery by Saladin in 1187. I will also look at how these discursive strategies intertwine with other phenomena, such as the re-sacralization of Jerusalem and the Holy Land, jihād, and the process known as the “Sunni Revival”. Likewise, special attention will be paid to the eschatological dimension that these reconquest-related lines of discourse featured