War and violence in the Western sources for the First Crusade /

"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. I...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Kangas, Sini (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2024]
Series:	History of warfare, volume 143
Subjects:	Crusades > First, 1096-1099 > Sources. Crusades > First, 1096-1099 > Historiography. Violence > Religious aspects > Christianity. Violence > Moral and ethical aspects > Europe. Military history, Medieval.

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Summary:	"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?"--
Physical Description:	xi, 424 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9789004690332 9004690336
ISSN:	1385-7827 ;