Peter Jackson (historian)
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Peter Jackson is a scholar and historian, specializing on the Crusades
, particularly the contacts between the Europeans and the Mongols
as well as medieval Muslim India. He is a professor of Medieval History at Keele University
and editor of The Cambridge History of Iran: The Timurid and Safavid Periods.
His main research interests are on the relations between the Mongols and the Latin West between 1220 and 1405, and he has written extensively on the topic, exploring the concepts of medieval Europe, the Crusades, medieval Russia and the Mongols, especially the clash of cultures, and the interconnectedness of legends such as that of Prester John
.
He has been awarded a personal chair in Medieval History, and his 1999 book The Delhi Sultanate was described by a reviewer as "amongst the most distinguished works on the medieval Islamic world in our time," and was slated for translation into Arabic. Jackson also holds a Leverhulme Major Research Fellowship.
Crusades
The Crusades were a series of religious wars, blessed by the Pope and the Catholic Church with the main goal of restoring Christian access to the holy places in and near Jerusalem...
, particularly the contacts between the Europeans and the Mongols
Mongols
Mongols ) are a Central-East Asian ethnic group that lives mainly in the countries of Mongolia, China, and Russia. In China, ethnic Mongols can be found mainly in the central north region of China such as Inner Mongolia...
as well as medieval Muslim India. He is a professor of Medieval History at Keele University
Keele University
Keele University is a campus university near Newcastle-under-Lyme in Staffordshire, England. Founded in 1949 as an experimental college dedicated to a broad curriculum and interdisciplinary study, Keele is most notable for pioneering the dual honours degree in Britain...
and editor of The Cambridge History of Iran: The Timurid and Safavid Periods.
His main research interests are on the relations between the Mongols and the Latin West between 1220 and 1405, and he has written extensively on the topic, exploring the concepts of medieval Europe, the Crusades, medieval Russia and the Mongols, especially the clash of cultures, and the interconnectedness of legends such as that of Prester John
Prester John
The legends of Prester John were popular in Europe from the 12th through the 17th centuries, and told of a Christian patriarch and king said to rule over a Christian nation lost amidst the Muslims and pagans in the Orient. Written accounts of this kingdom are variegated collections of medieval...
.
He has been awarded a personal chair in Medieval History, and his 1999 book The Delhi Sultanate was described by a reviewer as "amongst the most distinguished works on the medieval Islamic world in our time," and was slated for translation into Arabic. Jackson also holds a Leverhulme Major Research Fellowship.
External links
- http://www.pearson.ch/HigherEducation/Longman/1449/9780582368965/The-Mongols-and-the-West-1221-1410.aspx
- http://journals.cambridge.org/production/action/cjoGetFulltext?fulltextid=856308
- http://journals.cambridge.org/production/action/cjoGetFulltext?fulltextid=988376