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Franks and Saracens : reality and fantasy in the Crusades /

This is the first and only book to examine the Crusades from the added viewpoint of psychoanalysis, studying the hidden emotions and fantasies that drove the Crusaders and the Muslims to undertake their terrible wars. The reader will learn that the deepest and most powerful motives for the Crusades...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Falk, Avner
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Karnac, 2010.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Us and them
  • Romans, Germans, and Berbers
  • Frankish myths of origin
  • From Franks to Crusaders
  • The fantasy of the "Holy Roman Empire"
  • A short history of the "Saracens"
  • The First Crusade: a "pilgrimage" to rescue the "Holy Land"
  • The fantastic "Kingdom of Jerusalem"
  • The Second Crusade: persisting fantasies
  • Templars and Hospitallers: monkish knights.