The Crusades by Christopher Tyerman
A Very Short Introduction
A concise survey of the medieval holy wars that traces their origins in eleventh‑century reform and papal authority, the campaigns from the Levant to Iberia and the Baltic, and the shifting motives of participants—piety, penance, power, and profit. It explains how expeditions were organized and financed, examines encounters among Christians, Muslims, and Jews, and explores the movement’s cultural footprint in law, art, and memory. The account challenges popular myths, situates violence within medieval mentalities, and assesses both the evolving definitions of crusading and its long afterlives in politics and historical debate.
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- Published
- 2004
- Nationality
- British
- Length
- Short
- Pages
- 160-200
- Original Language
- English
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