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Saladin. The life, the legend and the Islamic empire
Лондон, 2015, 287 p.
Saladin remains one of the most iconic figures of his age. As a Kurdish man who united the Arabs and saved Islam from Christian crusaders in the 12th, he is the Islamic world’s preeminent hero. Ruthless in defence of his faith and brilliant in leadership, he also possessed qualities that won admiration from his Christian foes. He knew the limits of violence, showing such tolerance and generosity that many Europeans, appalled at the brutality of their own people , saw him as the exemplar of their own knightly ideals.
But Saladin is far more than historial hero. Builder, literary patron and theologian, he is a man for all times, and a symbol of hope for an Arab world once again divided.