المسكرات زمن الحرب المقدسة في بلاد الشام : الدافع و الوسيلة

Abstract EN

The life of corruption and immorality dominated the different layers of the Crusader community in the Levant for nearly two centuries, between the call for the first campaign against the East (1095 AD / 488 AH) and the expulsion of the Crusaders from Acre, their last stronghold in the Levant (1291 AD / 690 AH).

This study deals with intoxicants during holy war, following the method of historical research in explaining the various motivations of the Crusaders to drink wine, starting with religious and medical motives, passing through entertainment and recreation, and ending with stimulating the sexual state.

The study examines the various methods used by the Crusaders to meet their growing need for alcohol, through purchase and military supplies, the spoils of war, through plunder, gifts and donations, and ending with alms.

The study concluded that the spread of wine in the Crusader community had many negative and even disastrous effects on the Crusader movement, especially the failure of some military operations, and the occurrence of many material and human losses.