Holy Warriors : The Religious Ideology of Chivalry /

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Kaeuper argues that chivalric ideology of the high and later Middle Ages selectively appropriated religious ideas to valorize the institution of knighthood. He describes how both elite warriors and clerics contributed to a Christian theology that validated the knights' bloody profession.

Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Kaeuper, Richard W.
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Philadelphia, Pa. : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2009.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Chivalry in literature.
Knights and knighthood.
Civilization, Medieval.
Chivalry > Religious aspects.
Chivalry.
HISTORY > Medieval.
Civilisation medievale.
Chevalerie dans la litterature.
Knights and knighthood > Europe > History > To 1500.
Chivalry > Europe > History > To 1500.
Europe.
Europe > Histoire religieuse > 476-1492.
Europe > Church history > 600-1500.
History.
Church history.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Description
Résumé:Kaeuper argues that chivalric ideology of the high and later Middle Ages selectively appropriated religious ideas to valorize the institution of knighthood. He describes how both elite warriors and clerics contributed to a Christian theology that validated the knights' bloody profession.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (344 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9780812207927

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