Eyewitness and Crusade Narrative – Perception and Narration in Accounts of the …

Eyewitness and Crusade NarrativePerception and Narration in Accounts of the Second, Third and Fourth Crusades\nAuthor(s): Marcus Bull\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: The Boydell Press\nISBN-13: 9781783275373, 978-1783275373\nSynopsis\nThe idea of what an \""eyewitness\"" account is here scrutinised through examination of key Crusading texts.\n\nEyewitness is a familiar label that historians apply to numerous pieces of evidence. It carries compelling connotations of trustworthiness and particular proximity to the lived experience of historical actors. But it has received surprisingly little critical attention.\n This book seeks to open up discussion of what we mean when we label a historical source in this way. Through a close analysis of accounts of the Second, Third and Fourth Crusades, aswell as an in-depth discussion of recent research by cognitive and social psychologists into perception and memory, this book challenges historians o.