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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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