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| Genre/Form: | Electronic books |
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| Additional Physical Format: | Print version: Throop, Susanna A. Crusading as an act of vengeance, 1095-1216. Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, c2011 (DLC) 2010038449 (OCoLC)664115052 |
| Material Type: | Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Susanna A Throop |
| ISBN: | 9781409424000 1409424006 |
| OCLC Number: | 708566286 |
| Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 232 p.) |
| Contents: | The meanings of vindicta, ultio, and venjance -- Early years : crusading as vengeance, 1095-1137 -- A growing appeal : crusading as vengeance, 1138-1197 -- Popular or papal : crusading as vengeance, 1198-1216 -- Zelus : an emotional component of crusading as vengeance. |
| Responsibility: | Susanna A. Throop. |
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'... in Crusading as an Act of Vengeance, she [Throop] has done a valuable service to scholars who wish to tackle the crusades and the dilemma of religious violence.' Reviews in History'In a closely argued, lucid, and thoughtful study of the motif of vengeance in the formative century of crusading practice and discourse, Susanna Throop has made an important contribution to our understanding of the place of the crusade within twelfth-century culture; of crusading's rhetorical dimensions; and of the ways in which it exploited a wide range of social, political, historical, and textual referents to create and sustain its impact on numerous people's imaginations.' Catholic Historical Review Read more...
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- Crusades -- 13th-15th centuries.
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- Revenge -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
- Europe -- History -- 476-1492.
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