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

by William J. Purkis

  • Paperback
  • Publisher: Boydell Press
  • 15.6 x 23.4 x 1.3 cm

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For 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 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. In so doing, the book situates crusading within a broader context of changes in the religious culture of the medieval West. Dr WILLIAM PURKIS is Senior Lecturer in Medieval History at the University of Birmingham.
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  • Author

    William J. Purkis

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Boydell Press

  • Published

    August 2014

  • Weight

    327g

  • Dimensions

    15.6 x 23.4 x 1.3 cm

  • ISBN

    9781843839262

  • ISBN-10

    1843839261

  • Eden Code

    4927519

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