Warfare and the miraculous in the chronicles of the First Crusade /
Analyzes how chroniclers of the First Crusade attempted to represent the enterprise as a "holy war." Focuses on accounts of miracles, especially the intervention of saints in the battle of Antioch and explores how the chroniclers related the crusade to biblical events.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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University Park, Pennsylvania :
Pennsylvania State University Press,
[2015]
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| Summary: | Analyzes how chroniclers of the First Crusade attempted to represent the enterprise as a "holy war." Focuses on accounts of miracles, especially the intervention of saints in the battle of Antioch and explores how the chroniclers related the crusade to biblical events. |
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| Physical Description: | x, 212 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780271066707 (cloth : alk. paper) 0271066709 (cloth : alk. paper) |