The violent pilgrimage : Christians, Muslims and holy conflicts, 850-1150 /

The notion of Christianity as a religion of peace was severely tested during the Middle Ages, when killing in the name of God became a sanctified act. In this book, Tim Rayborn traces the development of the early Crusades, Christian views of war and violence, and its attitudes toward Islam, primaril...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rayborn, Tim, 1968-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Jefferson : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2013.
Colección:Academic & Nonfiction Books anthology.
NC LIVE module.
Temas:
1096-1099
Christianity and other religions > Islam.
Islam > Relations > Christianity.
Crusades > First, 1096-1099.
Christianisme > Relations > Islam.
Islam > Relations > Christianisme.
Croisades > 1re croisade, 1096-1099.
RELIGION > Christian Life > Social Issues.
RELIGION > Christianity > General.
Christianity
Crusades
Interfaith relations
Islam
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Table of Contents; Abbreviations; Preface; Introduction; 1. Christians, Muslims and Conflicts Up to the First Crusade; 2. The Founding of the Order of the Knights Templar; 3. Bernard of Clairvaux's In Praise of the New Knighthood; 4. The Cistercian Order in the Twelfth Century: Austerity, Crusading and Slavery; 5. Peter the Venerable and Christian Writings in Islamic Spain; 6. The End of the World: Apocalypticism and Antichrists; 7. Dying for the Faith: Martyrdom in Medieval Christian Thought; Conclusion; Chapter Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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