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Christian Society and the Crusades, 1198-1229: Sources in Translation, including "The Capture of Damietta" by Oliver of Paderborn (The Middle Ages Series)
Edward Peters
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Description for Christian Society and the Crusades, 1198-1229: Sources in Translation, including "The Capture of Damietta" by Oliver of Paderborn (The Middle Ages Series)
Paperback. Illustrates the criticism of the changing Crusade idea. This work shows the sharpened awareness among Europeans of themselves as a community of Christians and the slow beginnings of the secular culture and political organization of Europe. Editor(s): Peters, Edward. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FB; 3H; HBJD; HBJF1; HBLC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 141 x 202 x 13. Weight in Grams: 274.
During the thirteenth century, the widespread conviction that the Christian lands in Syria and Palestine were of utmost importance to Christendom, and that their loss was a sure sign of God's displeasure with Christian society, pervaded nearly all levels of thought. Yet this same society faced other crises: religious dissent and unorthodox beliefs were proliferating in western Europe, and the powers exercised, or claimed, by the kings of Europe were growing rapidly. The sources presented here illustrate the rising criticism of the changing Crusade idea. They reflect a sharpened awareness among Europeans of themselves as ... Read more
During the thirteenth century, the widespread conviction that the Christian lands in Syria and Palestine were of utmost importance to Christendom, and that their loss was a sure sign of God's displeasure with Christian society, pervaded nearly all levels of thought. Yet this same society faced other crises: religious dissent and unorthodox beliefs were proliferating in western Europe, and the powers exercised, or claimed, by the kings of Europe were growing rapidly. The sources presented here illustrate the rising criticism of the changing Crusade idea. They reflect a sharpened awareness among Europeans of themselves as ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1971
Series
The Middle Ages Series
Condition
New
Weight
274g
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Pennsylvania, United States
ISBN
9780812210248
SKU
V9780812210248
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About Edward Peters
Edward Peters is Henry Charles Lea Professor of History at the University of Pennsylvania. His publications include The Magician, the Witch, and the Law, Heresy and Authority in Medieval Europe, The First Crusade, and, with Alan C. Kors, Witchcraft in Europe, 400-1700: A Documentary History, all available from the University of Pennsylvania Press.
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