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The narrative explores the reign of Baldwin IV, a medieval king of Jerusalem, highlighting his struggles against external threats and internal challenges. It delves into his battle with leprosy, which shaped his leadership and decisions, and examines the complex political landscape of the Crusader states. The book offers a fresh perspective on Baldwin's legacy, portraying him not just as a ruler but as a symbol of resilience in a tumultuous era, emphasizing the impact of his reign on the history of the region.

NABSE & Me is a memoir of the 22nd President of the National Alliance of Black School Educators. His successful work as a Principal, Superintendent, Associate Commissioner and Executive Director of the only national organization that represents all Black educators and those who serve all youth but especially Black Youth. Dr. Bernard Hamilton was asked to save many schools and found his new Presidential role in NABSE one of saving the organization from scandal and economic disaster. Prior to ending his presidential term with NABSE he placed the organization in a positive position for the future but loss his son to drugs and suicide.

Monasticism was the dominant form of religious life in the medieval West and in the Byzantine world. Latin and Greek Monasticism in the Crusader States explores the parallel histories of monasteries and monasticism in western and Byzantine traditions in the Near East during the Crusader period... číst celé

First published in 1999, this volume emerged as part of the Collected Studies series and features studies authored by Bernard Hamilton over a period of twenty years, all of which deal with relations between Western Europe and the neighbouring civilizations in the Eastern Mediterranean during the 12th and 13th centuries. The first set examines the kind of society which developed in the Crusader States (including three essays on women and Queens), and the attitude of western settlers to the Byzantine Empire, eastern Christian churches and the Islamic world. Further essays deal with the impact on Western Europe of Christian dualist heresy which had its roots in the Balkans and Armenia, and perhaps ultimately in Persia. The final group centres around the Holy Places, whose liberation was the raison d'etre of the crusade movement. They examine how the Western Church administered these shrines, the way in which they shaped western piety during the time of crusader rule, and how the cult of the Holy Places developed in the Western Church after they had been recaptured by Islam. Each article's original citation information is included, along with the original page numbers and pagination.