‎Alexander Beihammer, Angel Nicolaou-Konnari (eds)‎
‎Crusading, Society, and Politics in the Eastern Mediterranean in the Age of King Peter I of Cyprus‎

‎, Brepols, 2023 Hardback, 630 pages, Size:156 x 234 mm, Illustrations:38 col., Language(s):English, French. ISBN 9782503598567.‎

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‎Summary The King of Cyprus, Peter I of Lusignan (1359-1369), was one of the most fascinating figures in the history of the Latin East and the later crusades. He was involved in European power politics, his crusading activities brought him into conflict with the Turkish beyliks of Anatolia and the Mamluk sultanate of Egypt, and his rule was closely linked with broader developments in the Eastern Mediterranean, such as the decay of Byzantium, the East-West schism, and the beginning of the Ottoman expansion in the Balkans. His adventurous life constitutes a captivating case study of court life, feudal and chivalric ethos, and political culture in the fourteenth century. This volume investigates developments in the Eastern Mediterranean before and during the reign of Peter I from a comparative perspective. It consists of five parts, which treat the political, diplomatic, and ecological context of the crusading movement in the time between the fall of Acre (1291) and the sack of Alexandria (1365), Peter I's crusading policy and the Alexandrian crusade, Cypriot society and court life in the time of Peter I, the situation in Muslim-Turkish Anatolia, the second target of King Peter's crusading policy, and, finally, Byzantium, its encounter with the Turks, the schism of the Churches, and theological trends in the time of the Hesychast Controversy. TABLE OF CONTENTS Alexander D. Beihammer, Angel Nicolaou-Konnari, Preface Angel Nicolaou-Konnari, The Life and Reign of Peter I of Lusignan (1329-69, crowned 1359). Chronology Introduction The Sources and the Context Angel Nicolaou-Konnari, Peter I of Lusignan (1324-69, 1359) in Historical Sources and Modern Popular Culture Angel Nicolaou-Konnari, Appendix A: The Life and Reign of Peter I of Lusignan (1329-69, 1359) according to Leontios Makhairas and William of Machaut: A Thematic Comparison Kakia Ni?olaou, Appendix B: (Tentative) Psychiatric Assessement of Peter I of Lusignan (1329-69, 1359). Alexander D. Beihammer, The Sack of Alexandria (1365), the Crusading Movement, and the Eastern Mediterranean in the First Half of the Fourteenth Century Part I. From Acre to Alexandria - The Politics and Ecology of Crusading Mike Carr, Cyprus and the Crusades between the Fall of Acre and the Reign of Peter I Charalampos Gasparis, Crete, 1357-67: A Stronghold for Venetian Diplomacy and Crusading in the Eastern Mediterranean Johannes Preiser-Kapeller, A Climate for Crusading? Environmental Factors in the History of the Eastern Mediterranean during the Life and Reign of Peter I of Cyprus (1328-69) Michalis Olympios, Angevin and Lusignan Visual Claims to the Crown of Jerusalem: Parallel Lives? Part II. Peter I's Alexandrian Crusade (1365) - Event and Context Peter Edbury, Chris Schabel, The Papacy and King Peter I of Cyprus Chris Schabel, Appendix A: Pope Innocent VI's Letters Concerning the Succession of King Peter I of Cyprus Chris Schabel, Appendix B: Pope Urban V's Letters Concerning King Peter I of Cyprus and the Crusade John France, The 'Military Revolution' and the Eastern Mediterranean in the Age of Peter 1 (1359-69) Cl ment Onimus, Peter I of Lusignan's Crusade and the Reaction of the Mamluk Sultanate Angel Nicolaou-Konnari, 'Le roy de Chippre de renon': The Depiction of Peter I of Lusignan in French Literature Part III. A Crusader Kingdom - Cypriot Society before and after Peter I Miriam Salzmann, Stability or Chaos? Power lites in Lusignan Cyprus between the 1360s and 1390s Gilles Grivaud, Le roi Pierre Ier et son conseil Johannes Pahlitzsch, The Suriani in Lusignan Cyprus until the Murder of Peter I (1369): Terminology, Legal Status, and the Curia Surianorum Part IV. The Rise of a New Power - Muslim-Turkish Anatolia Rhoads Murphey, The Long Prose 'Epic' of Sar? Saltuk Dede (fl. circa 1260 to 1298) as a Source for Understanding the Style and Context of Crusading Warfare in the Late Thirteenth-Century Near and Middle East Romain Thurin, 'Wolves and Sheep drank and grazed together': A Case Study on the Formation of the Anatolian Beyliks Daniele Baglioni, Italian Vernaculars as Diplomatic Languages in the Medieval Levant Part V. The Schismatic Ally - Byzantium between Islam and Unionism Alexander D. Beihammer, Crusade, Civil Strife, and Byzantine-Turkish Coalitions in the Time of Emperor John VI Kantakouzenos (1341-54) Sebastian Kolditz, John V Palaeologus in Rome Charles Yost, Anti-Palamism, Unionism, and the 'Crisis of Faith' of the Fourteenth Century Alexis Torrance, Cyprus in the Late Byzantine Theological Landscape, with Special Reference to the Palamite Controversy Index‎