MARC details
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
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| fixed length control field |
100309s2009 nyuab b 001 0 eng |
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
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| LC control number |
2009005203 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780385523707 |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER |
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| System control number |
(Sirsi) u4579 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
EG-CaNU |
| Transcribing agency |
EG-CaNU |
| Modifying agency |
EG-CaNU |
| 042 ## - AUTHENTICATION CODE |
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| Authentication code |
ncode |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
261.2709022 |
| Edition number |
22 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Moses, Paul. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
9119 |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
The saint and the sultan : |
| Remainder of title |
the Crusades, Islam, and Francis of Assisi’s mission of peace / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. |
Paul Moses. |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT |
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| Edition statement |
1st ed. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc. |
New York : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. |
Doubleday Religion, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. |
c2009. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
ix, 302 p. : |
| Other physical details |
ill., maps ; |
| Dimensions |
25 cm. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc. note |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-283) and index. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
The Damietta Region of Egypt -- Introduction -- PART ONE THE ROAD TO DAMIETTA -- Outfitted to Kill -- Shattered -- His New Way -- The Peacemaker -- Journeys -- A New Crusade -- The Sultan -- PART TWO THE WAR -- The Siege -- Conspiracy Against the Sultan -- Francis Looks East -- ''Forbidding War'' -- The Saint and the Cardinal -- The Saint and the Sultan -- ''Evil and Sin'' -- The Outsider -- ''Kamil'' -- Weeping -- PART THREE UNCOVERING THE STORY -- The Story Changes -- The Seed Sprouts -- Epilogue -- Main Characters -- Time Line -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc. |
An intriguing examination of the extraordinary–and little known meeting between St. Francis of Assisi and Islamic leader Sultan Malik Al-Kamil that has strong resonance in today's divided world. For many of us, St. Francis of Assisi is known as a poor monk and a lover of animals. However, these images are sadly incomplete, because they ignore an equally important and more challenging aspect of his life — his unwavering commitment to seeking peace. In The Saint and the Sultan, Paul Moses recovers Francis' s message of peace through the largely forgotten story of his daring mission to end the crusades. In 1219, as the Fifth Crusade was being fought, Francis crossed enemy lines to gain an audience with Malik al-Kamil, the Sultan of Egypt. The two talked of war and peace and faith and when Francis returned home, he proposed that his Order of the Friars Minor live peaceably among the followers of Islam–a revolutionary call at a moment when Christendom pinned its hopes for converting Muslims on the battlefield. The Saint and the Sultan captures the lives of St. Francis and Sultan al-Kamil and illuminates the political intrigue and religious fervor of their time. In the process, it reveals a startlingly timely story of interfaith conflict, war, and the search for peace. More than simply a dramatic adventure, though it does not lack for colorful saints and sinners, loyalty and betrayal, and thrilling Crusade narrative, The Saint and the Sultan brings to life an episode of deep relevance for all who seek to find peace between the West and the Islamic world. |
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1 |
| 600 00 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Francis, |
| Titles and other words associated with a name |
of Assisi, Saint, |
| Dates associated with a name |
1182-1226. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
9120 |
| 600 00 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Malik al-Kāmil Muḥammad, |
| Titles and other words associated with a name |
Sultan of Egypt and Syria, |
| Dates associated with a name |
1180?-1238. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
9121 |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Crusades. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
9122 |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Missions to Muslims |
| Geographic subdivision |
Egypt. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
9123 |