Paul Cobb

Type: Person

As of November 2026, Paul Cobb has been mentioned in one podcast episode on Dan Carlin (Nov 2021). Identified as likely author of a book presenting the Crusades from an Arabic/Islamic perspective; used to highlight the rarity of cross-tradition scholarship.

Paul M. Cobb is an American historian of the medieval Islamic world. He is currently a Professor of Islamic History at the University of Pennsylvania. His areas of interest include Islamic relations with the West, historiography, and the history of travel and exploration. He is, in particular, a recognized authority on the history of the Crusades in their Islamic context.