The Fourth Crusade: Event, Aftermath, and Perceptions
Level 5 - mechanism / opinion, no new human data
Level 5 by design analogy (collected historical essays and narrative analysis, not clinical CEBM)
OpenAlex W571831964 · doi:10.4324/9781315239576
What was done
This volume compiles historical studies presented at the Sixth Conference of the Society for the Study of the Crusades and the Latin East held in Istanbul in 2004. The essays evaluate the events of the Fourth Crusade (1201-1204), investigate the aftermath following the conquest and sack of Constantinople, and analyze evolving European and Middle Eastern perceptions and memories of the crusade.
What was found
The abstract reports no quantitative metrics. It notes qualitatively that scholarship has largely settled earlier debates over the Diversion Question, shifting focus toward agency, accommodation, post-conquest consequences, and historical memory within medieval Mediterranean history.
Why it matters
The collection synthesizes modern historiographical frameworks on the Fourth Crusade, illustrating how its medieval outcomes continue to shape historical perceptions across the Mediterranean.
Limits
The volume consists of qualitative historical analyses and conference proceedings rather than empirical or experimental data. The abstract does not specify the exact number of essays, the primary sources analyzed, or the detailed methodology of individual contributions.
Cited by
- supports In 1204, crusaders from the Fourth Crusade sacked and conquered Constantinople.