Crusading Spirituality in the Holy Land and Iberia, C.1095-C.1187

Name: Crusading Spirituality in the Holy Land and Iberia, C.1095-C.1187
Brand: Boydell Press
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By Purkis, William J.

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or much of the twelfth century the ideals and activities of crusaders were often described in language more normally associated with a monastic rather than a military vocation; like those who took religious vows, crusaders were repeatedly depicted as being driven by a desire to imitate Christ and to live according to the values of the primitive Church.
This book argues that the significance of these descriptions has yet to be fully appreciated, and suggests that the origins and early development of crusading should be studied within the context of the "reformation" of professed religious life in the twelfth century, whose leading figures (such as St Bernard of Clairvaux) advocated the pursuit of devotional undertakings that were modelled on the lives of Christ and his apostles. It also considers topics such as the importance of pilgrimage to early crusading ideology and the relationship between the spirituality of crusading and the activities of the Military Orders, offering a revisionist assessment of how crusading ideas adapted and evolved when introduced to the Iberian peninsula in c.1120.

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Binding:: Paperback
Number of Pages:: 228
Release Date:: 2014-08-21
Publication Date:: 2014-06-19
Publisher:: Boydell Press
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 1843839261
ISBN13:: 9781843839262
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:: [email protected]
Weight:: 354 g
Height:: 15.6 cm
Width:: 23.4 cm
Thickness:: 1.2 cm

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