The prehistory of the Crusades : missionary war and the Baltic Crusades /
The prehistory of the Crusades explores how the Crusades came to be seen as the use of aggressive warfare to Christianise pagan lands and peoples. Reynolds focuses on the Baltic, or Northern, Crusades, an aspect of the Crusades that has been little documented, thus bringing a new perspective to thei...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc,
2016.
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| Summary: | The prehistory of the Crusades explores how the Crusades came to be seen as the use of aggressive warfare to Christianise pagan lands and peoples. Reynolds focuses on the Baltic, or Northern, Crusades, an aspect of the Crusades that has been little documented, thus bringing a new perspective to their historical and ideological origins. |
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| Physical Description: | ix, 271 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [242]-261) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781441155603 1441155600 9781441143891 1441143890 |