War and Violence in the Western Sources for the First Crusade

War and Violence in the Western Sources for the First Crusade
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Total Pages : 437
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ISBN-10 : 9789004693593
ISBN-13 : 9004693599
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Download or read book War and Violence in the Western Sources for the First Crusade written by Sini Kangas and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2024-05-30 with total page 437 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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?


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