Holy War – The Crusades and Their Impact on Today’s World By Karen Armstrong

ISBN: 9780385721400

Author: Karen Armstrong

Publisher: Anchorbooks

Karen Armstrong’s Holy War: The Crusades and Their Impact on Today’s World is a historical analysis tracing the brutal medieval Crusades from their origins in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, revealing how these religiously-charged conflicts fostered deep-seated prejudices, misconceptions, and violence that continue to fuel modern Middle Eastern tensions, presenting the Crusades as a template for religiously-motivated warfare and exploring the dangerous power of faith when misinterpreted, linking events from Richard the Lionheart to contemporary conflicts through shared themes of religious identity and “othering”.