First Crusade and Idea of Crusading - Softcover

Riley-Smith, Jonathan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0826467261 ISBN 13: 9780826467263

Publisher: Continuum International Publishing, 2003

Synopsis

Despite various studies on the development of crusading thought, the First Crusade itself has not been properly examined from this perspective. Drawing on a range of European chronicles and charter collections, this book discusses the launching of the First Crusade, the practical experience of the crusaders and the interpretations placed upon this experience by contemporary commentators.

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Review:

'An extremely useful and stimulating book, which no student of crusading history can afford to neglect.' Times Literary Supplement 'Riley-Smith's work is based upon a thorough knowledge of the sources,... it represents the best general account of the religious meaning of the Crusade, and as such it is an important addition to literature on the Crusades and to the development of forms of lay piety in the Middle Ages.' The Journal of Religion 'Riley-Smith... has attempted successfully to adumbrate the idea of the first crusade. [A] well-crafted and convincing argument.' Choice

About the Author:

Jonathan Riley-Smith was Emeritus Dixie Professor of Ecclesiastical History at the University of Cambridge, UK. His many publications on the Crusades include What Were the Crusades? (2009), The Crusades, Christianity and Islam (2008) and The First Crusade and the Idea of Crusading (1986).

About this edition

• Publisher: Continuum International Publishing
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0826467261
• ISBN 13: 9780826467263
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 236