The Wendish Crusade, 1147 : The Development of Crusading Ideology in the Twelfth Century
Mihai Dragnea
The Wendish Crusade of 1147, one of the Northern Crusades and a part of the Second Crusade, took place at a critical phase in the evolution of crusading rhetoric. The initiators and apologists of the campaign employed rhetorical devices to justify the occupation of a region and conversion of a population under the auspices of a crusade. A detailed examination of the primary sources shows that the justification of a crusade against apostates was not only a German endeavour, or the pope's will, but a political reality of the twelfth century. Therefore, the attitude of the papacy is shown to be reactive rather than proactive.
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Рік:
2021
Видання:
1
Видавництво:
Routledge
Мова:
english
Сторінки:
76
ISBN 10:
1000712206
ISBN 13:
9781000712445
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EPUB, 210 KB
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english, 2021