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9781405111898

Contesting the Crusades

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  • ISBN13:

    9781405111898

  • ISBN10:

    1405111895

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2006-02-24
  • Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

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Summary

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 Biography

Norman Housley is Professor of History at the University of Leicester. His previous publications include The Italian Crusades, 1254–1343 (1982), The Later Crusades: From Lyons to Alcazar 1274–1580 (1992), and Religious Warfare in Europe, 1400–1536 (2002).

Table of Contents

Preface vi
Acknowledgements viii
List of Abbreviations
ix
Chronology xii
Defining the Crusade
1(23)
The Origins and Character of the First Crusade
24(24)
The Development of Crusading in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries
48(27)
The Intentions and Motivations of Crusaders
75(24)
Crusading Outside the Latin East in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries
99(23)
Crusading after 1291
122(22)
Consequences: The Effect of the Crusades on the Development of Europe and Interfaith Relations
144(23)
Bibliography 167(22)
Index 189

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