War And Violence In The Western Sources For The First Crusade
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Author |
: Sini Kangas |
Publisher |
: BRILL |
Total Pages |
: 437 |
Release |
: 2024-05-30 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9789004693593 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9004693599 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (93 Downloads) |
Synopsis War and Violence in the Western Sources for the First Crusade by : Sini Kangas
Medieval Westerners accepted killing for religion and praised the outcome of the First Crusade (1096-1099). At the same time, their attitude to violence was ambivalent. Theologians shunned the practical use of force, while the warrior aristocracy valued the capacity for physical destruction. In the absence of theological doctrine on the practicalities of holy warfare, the first crusaders draw their ideas about killing from diverse and sometimes conflicting traditions. This book answers questions about how religious violence was described, justified and remembered in the sources of the First Crusade. What was the relation between faith, convention, and action?
Author |
: Elizabeth Lapina |
Publisher |
: Penn State Press |
Total Pages |
: 212 |
Release |
: 2015-08-13 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780271073118 |
ISBN-13 |
: 027107311X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (18 Downloads) |
Synopsis Warfare and the Miraculous in the Chronicles of the First Crusade by : Elizabeth Lapina
In Warfare and the Miraculous in the Chronicles of the First Crusade, Elizabeth Lapina examines a variety of these chronicles, written both by participants in the crusade and by those who stayed behind. Her goal is to understand the enterprise from the perspective of its contemporaries and near contemporaries. Lapina analyzes the diversity of ways in which the chroniclers tried to justify the First Crusade as a “holy war,” where physical violence could be not just sinless, but salvific. The book focuses on accounts of miracles reported to have happened in the course of the crusade, especially the miracle of the intervention of saints in the Battle of Antioch. Lapina shows why and how chroniclers used these miracles to provide historical precedent and to reconcile the messiness of history with the conviction that history was ordered by divine will. In doing so, she provides an important glimpse into the intellectual efforts of the chronicles and their authors, illuminating their perspectives toward the concepts of history, salvation, and the East. Warfare and the Miraculous in the Chronicles of the First Crusade demonstrates how these narratives sought to position the crusade as an event in the time line of sacred history. Lapina offers original insights into the effects of the crusade on the Western imaginary as well as how medieval authors thought about and represented history.
Author |
: Alfred J. Andrea |
Publisher |
: Hackett Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 203 |
Release |
: 2021-03-24 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781624669620 |
ISBN-13 |
: 162466962X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (20 Downloads) |
Synopsis Sanctified Violence by : Alfred J. Andrea
"This rich and engaging book looks at instances of sanctified violence, the holy wars related to religion. It covers it all, from ancient to present day, including examples of warfare among Sikhs, Hindus and Buddhists, as well as Christians, Jews and Muslims. It is a comprehensive and readable overview that provides a lively introduction to the subject of holy war in its broadest sense—as ‘sanctified violence’ in the service of a god or ideology. It is certain to be a useful companion in the classroom, and a boon to anyone fascinated by the dark attraction of religion and violence." —Mark Juergensmeyer, University of California, Santa Barbara Contents: Introduction: What Is Holy War? Chapter 1: Holy Wars in Mythic Time, Holy Wars as Metaphor, Holy Wars as RitualChapter 2: Holy Wars of Conquest in the Name of a DeityChapter 3: Holy Wars in Defense of the SacredChapter 4: Holy Wars in Anticipation of the Millennium Epilogue: Holy Wars Today and Tomorrow Also included are a description of the Critical Themes in World History series, Preface, index, and suggestions for further reading.
Author |
: Jonathan Riley-Smith |
Publisher |
: Columbia University Press |
Total Pages |
: 136 |
Release |
: 2011 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780231146258 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0231146256 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (58 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Crusades, Christianity, and Islam by : Jonathan Riley-Smith
Claiming that many in the West lack a thorough understanding of crusading, Jonathan Riley-Smith explains why and where the Crusades were fought, identifies their architects, and shows how deeply their language and imagery were embedded in popular Catholic thought and devotional life.
Author |
: Peter Frankopan |
Publisher |
: Harvard University Press |
Total Pages |
: 295 |
Release |
: 2012-04-15 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780674064997 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0674064992 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (97 Downloads) |
Synopsis The First Crusade by : Peter Frankopan
According to tradition, the First Crusade began at Pope Urban II’s instigation and culminated in July 1099, when western European knights liberated Jerusalem. But what if the First Crusade’s real catalyst lay far to the east of Rome? Countering nearly a millennium of scholarship, Peter Frankopan reveals the First Crusade’s untold history.
Author |
: Philippe Buc |
Publisher |
: University of Pennsylvania Press |
Total Pages |
: 456 |
Release |
: 2015-03-31 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780812246858 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0812246853 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (58 Downloads) |
Synopsis Holy War, Martyrdom, and Terror by : Philippe Buc
Holy War, Martyrdom, and Terror examines the ways Christian theology has shaped centuries of violence from Christianity's first centuries up to our own day, through the crusades, the French Revolution, and more recent American wars.
Author |
: Christopher Tyerman |
Publisher |
: Penguin UK |
Total Pages |
: 1040 |
Release |
: 2007-10-04 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780141904313 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0141904313 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (13 Downloads) |
Synopsis God's War by : Christopher Tyerman
'Wonderfully written and characteristically brilliant' Peter Frankopan, author of The Silk Roads 'Elegant, readable ... an impressive synthesis ... Not many historians could have done it' - Jonathan Sumption, Spectator 'Tyerman's book is fascinating not just for what it has to tell us about the Crusades, but for the mirror it holds up to today's religious extremism' - Tom Holland, Spectator Thousands left their homelands in the Middle Ages to fight wars abroad. But how did the Crusades actually happen? From recruitment propaganda to raising money, ships to siege engines, medicine to the power of prayer, this vivid, surprising history shows holy war - and medieval society - in a new light.
Author |
: Jill N. Claster |
Publisher |
: University of Toronto Press |
Total Pages |
: 378 |
Release |
: 2009-01-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781442600607 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1442600608 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (07 Downloads) |
Synopsis Sacred Violence by : Jill N. Claster
In Sacred Violence, Jill N. Claster brings new insight and focus to the history of the crusades. The book includes an 8-page color insert of illustrations, 12 maps, over 25 black-and-white illustrations, a chronology of the crusades, and a list of rulers.
Author |
: Michael Foss |
Publisher |
: Arcade Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 252 |
Release |
: 1997 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1559704144 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781559704144 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (44 Downloads) |
Synopsis People of the First Crusade by : Michael Foss
Michael Foss tells the stories of these men and women of the First Crusade, often in their own words, bringing the time and events to life. Through these eyewitness accounts the cliches of history vanish, the distinctions between hero and villain blur: the Saracen is as base or noble, as brave or cruel, as the crusader. In that sense, the fateful clash between Christianity and Islam teaches us a lesson for our own time.
Author |
: Nicholas Morton |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 333 |
Release |
: 2016-07-14 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781316721025 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1316721027 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (25 Downloads) |
Synopsis Encountering Islam on the First Crusade by : Nicholas Morton
The First Crusade (1095–9) has often been characterised as a head-to-head confrontation between the forces of Christianity and Islam. For many, it is the campaign that created a lasting rupture between these two faiths. Nevertheless, is such a characterisation borne out by the sources? Engagingly written and supported by a wealth of evidence, Encountering Islam on the First Crusade offers a major reinterpretation of the crusaders' attitudes towards the Arabic and Turkic peoples they encountered on their journey to Jerusalem. Nicholas Morton considers how they interpreted the new peoples, civilizations and landscapes they encountered; sights for which their former lives in Western Christendom had provided little preparation. Morton offers a varied picture of cross cultural relations, depicting the Near East as an arena in which multiple protagonists were pitted against each other. Some were fighting for supremacy, others for their religion, and many simply for survival.