Feudal Economy and Rural Settlement of Oultrejourdain and Their Impact on Muslim Farmers under the Rule of the Crusaders (1099-1189)
The dispersed and fragmented records on the history of Oultrejourdain have contributed to the vagueness of the understanding of the interrelationships between crusaders and settlers, especially those related to economic and settlement matters. Using historical, archaeological and ethnographic record...
| Published in: | Islam and Christian-Muslim relations |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis
[2019]
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Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
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| Further subjects: | B
Economy
B Oultrejourdain B fiefdom B Crusaders B Muslim |
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| Summary: | The dispersed and fragmented records on the history of Oultrejourdain have contributed to the vagueness of the understanding of the interrelationships between crusaders and settlers, especially those related to economic and settlement matters. Using historical, archaeological and ethnographic records, this study expands on the understanding of the intertwined variables that created the economic and social fabrics in Oultrejourdain for the period from 1099 to 1189. The results of the study show that the military structures in the major cities of Oultrejourdain caused the rural settlements to prosper, though at the same time land management followed a feudal system. In addition, areas with large numbers of crusader and local Eastern Christian settlers witnessed increased political stability and institutional development as well as greater urbanization. These areas also experienced prosperity in agriculture, trade and capital accumulation, even with the presence of underlying religious conflicts with Muslims. It is clear that villagers, farmers, Bedouins and castle garrisons were all closely dependent upon each other. Those who lived and worked inside the forts relied on neighbouring estates for food, supplies and revenues. |
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| Item Description: | Retraction notice enthalten in: Volume 33, Issue 2 (2022), Seite 212 (https://doi.org/10.1080/09596410.2021.1945751) |
| ISSN: | 1469-9311 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/09596410.2018.1530886 |