Fighting for Christendom : holy war and the crusades /

Publisher description: Christopher Tyerman examines the many military operations between 1095 and 1500 that fall under the heading of Wars of the Cross. Beginning with Pope Urban II's dramatic appeal in 1095, Tyerman ranges from the First Crusade--a campaign unrivalled in impact--to the massive...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Tyerman, Christopher
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.
Collection:OUP E-Books.
Sujets:
Crusades > History.
War > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Croisades > Histoire.
Guerre > Aspect religieux > Christianisme.
HISTORY.
Crusades
War > Religious aspects > Christianity
Kruistochten.
Kreuzzüge.
History
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • pt. 1. What were the Crusades? Definition ; Crusades in the Eastern Mediterranean ; Crusades in the West ; The impact of the Crusades.
  • pt. 2. The causes and consequences of the Crusades. Holy war ; The business of the cross ; Holy lands.
  • Conclusion: Crusading our contemporary.
  • Chronology.
  • Appendix: Crusade historiography.

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