Crusaders Cathars And The Holy Places

Author : Bernard Hamilton
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2018-12-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9780429812781

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Crusaders, Cathars and the Holy Places by Bernard Hamilton Pdf

First published in 1999, this volume emerged as part of the Collected Studies series and features studies authored by Bernard Hamilton over a period of twenty years, all of which deal with relations between Western Europe and the neighbouring civilizations in the Eastern Mediterranean during the 12th and 13th centuries. The first set examines the kind of society which developed in the Crusader States (including three essays on women and Queens), and the attitude of western settlers to the Byzantine Empire, eastern Christian churches and the Islamic world. Further essays deal with the impact on Western Europe of Christian dualist heresy which had its roots in the Balkans and Armenia, and perhaps ultimately in Persia. The final group centres around the Holy Places, whose liberation was the raison d’etre of the crusade movement. They examine how the Western Church administered these shrines, the way in which they shaped western piety during the time of crusader rule, and how the cult of the Holy Places developed in the Western Church after they had been recaptured by Islam. Each article’s original citation information is included, along with the original page numbers and pagination.

Author : M. D. Costen
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1997-11-15
Category : History
ISBN : 0719043328

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The Cathars and the Albigensian Crusade by M. D. Costen Pdf

A compelling introduction to the war against the heretics of Languedoc launched in 1209, combined with a description of the political, economic, religious and social conditions of south-western France in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. Michael Costen shows why the Cathar heresy came to flourish and how the campaign against it developed into a programme of conquest by which an alliance of church and state finally destroyed the heresy and united the region with the newly expanding French kingdom.

Author : Natasha R. Hodgson
Publisher : Boydell Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1843833328

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Women, Crusading and the Holy Land in Historical Narrative by Natasha R. Hodgson Pdf

Women's role in crusades and crusading examined through a close investigation of the narratives in which they appear. Narratives of crusading have often been overlooked as a source for the history of women because of their focus on martial events, and perceptions about women inhibiting the recruitment and progress of crusading armies. Yet women consistently appeared in the histories of crusade and settlement, performing a variety of roles. While some were vilified as "useless mouths" or prostitutes, others undertook menial tasks for the army, went on crusade with retinuesof their own knights, and rose to political prominence in the Levant and and the West. This book compares perceptions of women from a wide range of historical narratives including those eyewitness accounts, lay histories andmonastic chronicles that pertained to major crusade expeditions and the settler society in the Holy Land. It addresses how authors used events involving women and stereotypes based on gender, family role, and social status in writing their histories: how they blended historia and fabula, speculated on women's motivations, and occasionally granted them a literary voice in order to connect with their audience, impart moral advice, and justify the crusade ideal. Dr NATASHA R. HODGSON teaches at Nottingham Trent University.

Author : Malcolm Barber
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015060878090

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Crusaders and Heretics, 12th-14th Centuries by Malcolm Barber Pdf

These articles seek to understand the attitudes and reactions of medieval society to both external threat and internal dissension, whether real or imagined. The crusaders encompass the Templars and the Knights of St Lazarus, members of military orders committed to the cause of perpetual battle for the faith; more reluctant secular knights urged into the complicated conflicts of Latin Greece by the papacy; and peasant enthusiasts from northern France, ultimately turning their frustration on the clergy and the Jews. Heretics range from Cathars, real opponents of the Church, to the lepers, imaginary subverters of society, allegedly in league with the two other perceived enemies of Western Christendom, the Jews and the Muslims.

Author : Christine Hatt
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 62 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2001-09-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0531146103

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The Crusades by Christine Hatt Pdf

Excerpts from letters, journals, legal documents, speeches, books, and diaries present a detailed account of the Crusades.

Author : Bernard Hamilton
Publisher : Variorum Publishing
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015014228160

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Monastic Reform, Catharism, and the Crusades, (900-1300) by Bernard Hamilton Pdf

Author : Otto Rahn
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2006-09-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9781594777219

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Crusade Against the Grail by Otto Rahn Pdf

The first English translation of the book that reveals the Cathar stronghold at Montségur to be the repository of the Holy Grail • Presents the history of the Papal persecution of the Cathars that lies hidden in the medieval epic Parzival and in the poetry of the troubadours • Provides new insights into the life and death of this gifted and controversial author Crusade Against the Grail is the daring book that popularized the legend of the Cathars and the Holy Grail. The first edition appeared in Germany in 1933 and drew upon Rahn’s account of his explorations of the Pyrenean caves where the heretical Cathar sect sought refuge during the 13th century. Over the years the book has been translated into many languages and exerted a large influence on such authors as Trevor Ravenscroft and Jean-Michel Angebert, but it has never appeared in English until now. Much as German archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann used Homer’s Iliad to locate ancient Troy, Rahn believed that Wolfram von Eschenbach’s medieval epic Parzival held the keys to the mysteries of the Cathars and the secret location of the Holy Grail. Rahn saw Parzival not as a work of fiction, but as a historical account of the Cathars and the Knights Templar and their guardianship of the Grail, a “stone from the stars.” The Crusade that the Vatican led against the Cathars became a war pitting Roma (Rome) against Amor (love), in which the Church triumphed with flame and sword over the pure faith of the Cathars.

Author : Jonathan Sumption
Publisher : Faber & Faber
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2011-05-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9780571266579

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The Albigensian Crusade by Jonathan Sumption Pdf

In twelfth century Languedoc a subversive heresy of Eastern origin flourished to an extraordinary degree. The Albingenses believed that the world was created by an evil spirit, and that all worldly things - including the Church - were by nature sinful. Jonathan Sumption's acclaimed history examines the roots of the heresy, the uniquely rich culture of the region which nurtured it, and the crusade launched against it by the Church which resulted in one of the most savage of all medieval wars. '[Sumption] never fails to keep his narrative lively with the particular and the pertinent. He is excellent on the tactics and spirit of medieval warfare.' Frederic Raphael, Sunday Times

Author : Aubrey Burl
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2005-08-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9780752494791

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God's Heretics by Aubrey Burl Pdf

This title provides a vivid account of the way the Crusade and its legacy turned and twisted for over a hundred years. It focuses on the personalities on sides, their motivations and objectives, creating for the modern reader an overwhelming impression of the powerful beliefs that drove persecutor and victim.

Author : Andrew Jotischky
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2014-07-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317876014

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Crusading and the Crusader States by Andrew Jotischky Pdf

Crusading as a subject has expanded in recent years to include new fields of enquiry. This book examines how crusading historiography includes new areas and new definitions, focusing on two fundamental issues in current writing: why people went on crusades and what forms the western settlement in the Near East took. Crusading and the Crusader States explains how the idea of holy wars came into being and why they took the form that they did – a clash between western and Islamic societies that dominated the Middle Ages.

Author : Alan V. Murray
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 583 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2015-04-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9798216068846

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The Crusades to the Holy Land by Alan V. Murray Pdf

Based on the latest scholarship by experts in the field, this work provides an accessible guide to the Crusades fought for the liberation and defense of the Holy Land—one of the most enduring and consequential conflicts of the medieval world. The Crusades to the Holy Land were one of the most important religious and social movements to emerge over the course of the Middle Ages. The warfare of the Crusades affected nearly all of Western Europe and involved members of social groups from kings and knights down to serfs and paupers. The memory of this epic long-ago conflict affects relations between the Western and Islamic worlds in the present day. The Crusades to the Holy Land: The Essential Reference Guide provides almost 90 A–Z entries that detail the history of the Crusades launched from Western Europe for the liberation or defense of the Holy Land, covering the inception of the movement by Pope Urban II in 1095 up to the early 14th century. This concise single-volume work provides accessible articles and perspective essays on the main Crusade expeditions as well as the important crusaders, countries, places, and institutions involved. Each entry is accompanied by references for further reading. Readers will follow the career of Saladin from humble beginnings to becoming ruler of Syria and Egypt and reconquering almost all of the Holy Land from its Christian rulers; learn about the main sites and characteristics of the castles that were crucial to the Christian domination of the Holy Land; and understand the key aspects of crusading, from motivation and recruitment to practicalities of finance and transport. The reference guide also includes survey articles that provide readers with an overview of the original source materials written in Latin, Arabic, Greek, Hebrew, Armenian, and Syriac.

Author : Janet Shirley
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2017-03-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351881715

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The Song of the Cathar Wars by Janet Shirley Pdf

The Song of the Cathar Wars is the first translation into English of the Old Provençal Canso recounting the events of the years 1204-1218 in Southern France. In an effort to extirpate the Cathar heresy, Pope Innocent III launched what is now known as the Albigensian Crusade, but it was fiercely resisted by the lords and people of the Languedoc, if in the end in vain. This ’song’ was written in two parts, the first by William of Tudela, a supporter of the crusade; the second by an anonymous continuer, wholeheartedly in sympathy with the southerners, although not with the heretics themselves. It stands as a historical source of great importance, not least because it depicts the side that lost. The poem is also a skilful, dramatic and often impassioned composition, evoking the brilliant world of landed knights and the glories and bloody realities of battle. Janet Shirley is an award-winning translator of works on the French Middle Ages. Other publications by her include the Song of Roland and, in this Crusade Texts in Translation series, Crusader Syria in the 13th Century and, with Peter Edbury, Guillaume de Machaut: The Conquest of Alexandria.

Author : Jonathan Simon Christopher Riley-Smith
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0826472699

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The Crusades by Jonathan Simon Christopher Riley-Smith Pdf

The Crusades: A History is a comprehensive, single-volume history of the Crusades, from their beginnings in the eleventh century through to their decline and eventual ending at the close of the eighteenth century. As well as providing an account of the major Crusades, the book describes the organization of a Crusade, the experience of crusading and the Crusaders themselves.

Author : Catherine Léglu,Rebecca Rist,Claire Taylor
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2013-11-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317755661

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The Cathars and the Albigensian Crusade by Catherine Léglu,Rebecca Rist,Claire Taylor Pdf

The Cathars and the Albigensian Crusade brings together a rich and diverse range of medieval sources to examine key aspects of the growth of heresy and dissent in southern France in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries and the Church’s response to that threat through the subsequent authorisation of the Albigensian crusade. Aimed at students and scholars alike, the documents it discusses – papal letters, troubadour songs, contemporary chronicles in Latin and the vernacular, and inquisitorial documents – reflect a deeper perception of medieval heresy and the social, political and religious implications of crusading than has hitherto been possible. The reader is introduced to themes which are crucial to our understanding of the medieval world: ideologies of crusading and holy war, the complex nature of Catharism, the Church’s implementation of diverse strategies to counter heresy, the growth of papal inquisition, southern French counter-strategies of resistance and rebellion, and the uses of Latin and the vernacular to express regional and cultural identity. This timely and highly original collection not only brings together previously unexplored and in some cases unedited material, but provides a nuanced and multi-layered view of the religious, social and political dimensions of one of the most infamous conflicts of the High Middle Ages. This book is a valuable resource for all students, teachers and researchers of medieval history and the crusades.

Author : Marcus Cowper
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2012-06-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781849080545

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Cathar Castles by Marcus Cowper Pdf

During the early 13th century the north of what is now France went to war with the south in a bloody crusade aimed at destroying the heretical sect known as the Cathars. The conflict was characterized by vicious guerrilla actions and the besieging of the innumerable fortified sites that dotted the landscape of the south. Illustrated with full colour artwork and stunning photographs, this book describes the castles and fortifications of the Cathar period, examining their design, construction and the role that they played during the Albigensian Crusade.