Saladin

List of figures

Chronology

Introduction

Part I. Ascent: 1. Saladin's world

2. Training period

3. Vizier in Cairo

4. The end of the Fatimids

5. Nur al-Din's lieutenant in Egypt

Part II. The sultan: 6. Usurper or legitimate sultan?

7. The caliph's backing

8. Conception of power

9. Founding a dynasty

10. The support of the elites

11. The elaboration of an image

Part III. Jihad: 12. Image and propaganda

13. Strategic interests

14. The victorious campaigns

15. The third crusade

16. The rules of war

17. The gaze of the other

Part IV. In everyday life: 18. Between image and reality

19. Saladin and suffering

Part V. Governance: 20. Guardian of the faith

21. Christians and Jews

22. The state, the prince, and the subjects

23. Commerce and markets

Part VI. The legend: 24. Birth and development

25. Antihero or prophet foretold?

26. The valiant and generous knight

27. Between Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad

28. The myth of the Arab hero

Conclusion

Notes

Saladin historiography

Bibliography

Acknowledgments

Index.