Contesting The Crusades

Author : Norman Housley
Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2006-02-24
Category : History
ISBN : 1405111895

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Contesting the Crusades by Norman Housley Pdf

In this book Norman Housley, one of the most distinguished historians of the medieval period, provides an introduction to the complex history of crusading. Steers readers through the key debates in this popular area of medieval history. Draws on the author’s 30 years’ experience of crusading scholarship. Issues addressed range from the definition of ‘crusade’, through the motivation and intentions of the crusaders, to the consequences of the crusades for European society

Author : Norman Housley
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015011373266

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The Avignon Papacy and the Crusades, 1305-1378 by Norman Housley Pdf

The crusading movement in the fourteenth century, and the support given to it by the Popes at Avignon, form the central theme of this study. By focusing on the crusading policy of the papal Curia it also illuminates other fields of Avignonese activity, such as papal taxation and relations with Byzantium, as well as offering general comments on papal objectives, approaches, and limitations. The author examines the contribution made by the Avignonese Curia to all aspects of the crusades: their initiation, their organization and financing, their control in the field, and their diplomatic repercussions ... he extends his study to cover all areas where crusading occurred--the eastern Mediterranean, Spain, eastern Europe, and Italy ... he analyses the Curia's approach to ... peacemaking between warring Christian powers, the work of the Military Orders, and western attempts to maintain a trade embargo on Mamluk Egypt. -Dust jacket.

Author : John Aberth
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2018-10-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317496090

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Contesting the Middle Ages by John Aberth Pdf

Contesting the Middle Ages is a thorough exploration of recent arguments surrounding nine hotly debated topics: the decline and fall of Rome, the Viking invasions, the Crusades, the persecution of minorities, sexuality in the Middle Ages, women within medieval society, intellectual and environmental history, the Black Death, and, lastly, the waning of the Middle Ages. The historiography of the Middle Ages, a term in itself controversial amongst medieval historians, has been continuously debated and rewritten for centuries. In each chapter, John Aberth sets out key historiographical debates in an engaging and informative way, encouraging students to consider the process of writing about history and prompting them to ask questions even of already thoroughly debated subjects, such as why the Roman Empire fell, or what significance the Black Death had both in the late Middle Ages and beyond. Sparking discussion and inspiring examination of the past and its ongoing significance in modern life, Contesting the Middle Ages is essential reading for students of medieval history and historiography.

Author : Joseph F. O'Callaghan
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 343 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2013-09-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9780812203066

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Reconquest and Crusade in Medieval Spain by Joseph F. O'Callaghan Pdf

Drawing from both Christian and Islamic sources, Reconquest and Crusade in Medieval Spain demonstrates that the clash of arms between Christians and Muslims in the Iberian peninsula that began in the early eighth century was transformed into a crusade by the papacy during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. Successive popes accorded to Christian warriors willing to participate in the peninsular wars against Islam the same crusading benefits offered to those going to the Holy Land. Joseph F. O'Callaghan clearly demonstrates that any study of the history of the crusades must take a broader view of the Mediterranean to include medieval Spain. Following a chronological overview of crusading in the Iberian peninsula from the late eleventh to the middle of the thirteenth century, O'Callaghan proceeds to the study of warfare, military finance, and the liturgy of reconquest and crusading. He concludes his book with a consideration of the later stages of reconquest and crusade up to and including the fall of Granada in 1492, while noting that the spiritual benefits of crusading bulls were still offered to the Spanish until the Second Vatican Council of 1963. Although the conflict described in this book occurred more than eight hundred years ago, recent events remind the world that the intensity of belief, rhetoric, and action that gave birth to crusade, holy war, and jihad remains a powerful force in the twenty-first century.

Author : Andrew Holt,James Muldoon
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2008-08-30
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105131748738

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Competing Voices from the Crusades by Andrew Holt,James Muldoon Pdf

"Fighting Words is an innovative and accessible new military-history series, each title juxtaposing the voices of opposing combatants in a major historical conflict. Presented side by side are the testimonies of fighting men and women, the reportage of nations at war, and the immediate public responses of belligerent war leaders. Together, they offer strikingly different perspectives on the same events." "The extracts are short and snappy, complemented by brief introductions which set the scene. They vividly recreate the conflicts as they were experienced. At the same time, they open up new perspectives and challenge accepted assumptions. Readers will question the nature of primary sources, the motivations of the authors, the agendas that influence media reports and the omissions inherent in all of the sources. Ultimately, readers will be left to ponder the question: whose history is this?"--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Jonathan Harris
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2014-09-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9781780936710

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Byzantium and the Crusades by Jonathan Harris Pdf

This new edition of Byzantium and the Crusades provides a fully-revised and updated version of Jonathan Harris's landmark text in the field of Byzantine and crusader history. The book offers a chronological exploration of Byzantium and the outlook of its rulers during the time of the Crusades. It argues that one of the main keys to Byzantine interaction with Western Europe, the Crusades and the crusader states can be found in the nature of the Byzantine Empire and the ideology which underpinned it, rather than in any generalised hostility between the peoples. Taking recent scholarship into account, this new edition includes an updated notes section and bibliography, as well as significant additions to the text: - New material on the role of religious differences after 1100 - A detailed discussion of economic, social and religious changes that took place in 12th-century Byzantine relations with the west - In-depth coverage of Byzantium and the Crusades during the 13th century - New maps, illustrations, genealogical tables and a timeline of key dates Byzantium and the Crusades is an important contribution to the historiography by a major scholar in the field that should be read by anyone interested in Byzantine and crusader history.

Author : Christopher Tyerman
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015059207848

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Fighting for Christendom by Christopher Tyerman Pdf

This insightful portrait of the Crusades illuminates both the rosy myths and the harsh realities of these epic adventures.

Author : George Procter
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1876
Category : Crusades
ISBN : HARVARD:32044018170571

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Fighting Their Way; Or, The History of the Crusades by George Procter Pdf

Author : Jonathan Riley-Smith
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2017-09-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9781137013927

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What Were the Crusades? by Jonathan Riley-Smith Pdf

Riley-Smith's acclaimed book is now regarded as a classic short study. The updated fourth edition of this essential introduction features a new Preface which surveys and reviews developments in crusading scholarship, a new map, material on a child crusader, and a short discussion of the current effects of aggressive Pan-Islamism.

Author : Iben Fonnesberg-Schmidt
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004155022

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The Popes and the Baltic Crusades by Iben Fonnesberg-Schmidt Pdf

"The Popes and the Baltic Crusades" examines the formulation of papal policy on the crusades and missions in the Baltic region in the central Middle Ages and analyses why and how the crusade concept was extended from the Holy Land to the Baltic region.

Author : C. Scott Dixon
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2012-04-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781405113236

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Contesting the Reformation by C. Scott Dixon Pdf

Contesting the Reformation provides a comprehensive survey of the most influential works in the field of Reformation studies from a comparative, cross-national, interdisciplinary perspective. Represents the only English-language single-authored synthetic study of Reformation historiography Addresses both the English and the Continental debates on Reformation history Provides a thematic approach which takes in the main trends in modern Reformation history Draws on the most recent publications relating to Reformation studies Considers the social, political, cultural, and intellectual implications of the Reformation and the associated literature

Author : David Nicolle
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2007-09-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781781594568

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Fighting for the Faith by David Nicolle Pdf

Fighting between Christians and Muslims in the medieval period is often seen in the narrow context of the battle for the Holy Land. Other points of conflict tend to be ignored. But, as David Nicolle's thought-provoking survey shows, the religions clashed across the medieval world - in the Mediterranean and the Iberian peninsula, in the Near East, in Central Asia, India, the Balkans, Anatolia, Russia, the Baltic and Africa. Over 500 years, the struggle in each theatre of conflict had its own character - methods of warfare differed and developed in different ways and were influenced by local traditions and circumstances. And these campaigns were not waged solely against Christian or Islamic enemies, but against pagan, non-Christian or non-Islamic peoples. As he tells the story of Crusade and Jihad, and describes the organization and tactics of the armies involved, David Nicolle opens up a new understanding of the phenomenon of holy war.

Author : William Caferro
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2010-08-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9781444391329

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Contesting the Renaissance by William Caferro Pdf

In this book, William Caferro asks if the Renaissance was really a period of progress, reason, the emergence of the individual, and the beginning of modernity. An influential investigation into the nature of the European Renaissance Summarizes scholarly debates about the nature of the Renaissance Engages with specific controversies concerning gender identity, economics, the emergence of the modern state, and reason and faith Takes a balanced approach to the many different problems and perspectives that characterize Renaissance studies

Author : Norman Housley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Crusades
ISBN : UCSC:32106019800850

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Fighting for the Cross by Norman Housley Pdf

Long one of the foremost proponents of a maximalist view of crusading, Norman Housley here turns his attention to the more traditionally studied crusades to the Holy Land itself. This is not a narrative history, like so many before it, but a thematic look at the actual experience of crusading.

Author : Damien Peters
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 94 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2017-07-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351351317

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The First Crusade and the Idea of Crusading by Damien Peters Pdf

Perhaps no work of history written in the 20th century has done more to undermine an existing consensus and cause its readers to re-evaluate their own preconceptions than has Jonathan Riley-Smith's revisionist account of the motives of the first crusaders. Riley-Smith's thesis – based on extensive original research and firmly rooted in his refusal to uncritically accept the evidence or reasoning of earlier historians – is that the majority of the men who travelled to the east on crusade in the years 1098-1100 were primarily motivated by faith. This finding, which ran directly counter to at least four centuries of consensus that other motives, not least greed for land, were more important, has helped to stimulate exciting reappraisals of the whole crusading movement. Riley-Smith backed it up with forensic examination of the key crusader-inspiring speech delivered by Pope Urban II, looking to clarify the meanings of five competing contemporary accounts in order to understand how an initially simple, and rather confused, appeal for help became a sophisticated rationale for the concept of ‘just war.’