Christian Society and the Crusades, 1198-1229
by Edward Peters
"Sources in Translation, including "The Capture of Damietta" by Oliver of Paderborn"
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Christian Society and the Crusades, 1198-1229 Book Details
War:
Crusades
Perspective:
Researcher
Biography:
No
Region:
Europe
Page Count:
193
Published Date:
2011
ISBN13:
9780812207361
Christian Society and the Crusades, 1198-1229 Book Description
During the thirteenth century, the widespread conviction that the Christian lands in Syria and Palestine were of utmost importance to Christendom, and that their loss was a sure sign of God's displeasure with Christian society, pervaded nearly all levels of thought. Yet this same society faced other crises: religious dissent and unorthodox beliefs were proliferating in western Europe, and the powers exercised, or claimed, by the kings of Europe were growing rapidly. The sources presented here illustrate the rising criticism of the changing Crusade idea. They reflect a sharpened awareness among Europeans of themselves as a community of Christians and the slow beginnings of the secular culture and political organization of Europe.