Author : Edward Peters
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN 13 : 0812210247
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (122 download)
Book Synopsis Christian Society and the Crusades, 1198-1229 by : Edward Peters
Download or read book Christian Society and the Crusades, 1198-1229 written by Edward Peters and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 1971-10 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.