Damien Peters

An Analysis of Jonathan Riley-Smith's The First Crusade and the Idea of Crusading

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Riley-Smith's 1986 book gives convincing case for a 'revisionist' view of the crusades, challenging the common belief that the crusades were motivated by fanaticism and were designed to plunder the Holy Lands. After studying handwritten documents held in churches across Western Europe in which crusaders explained their personal reasons for heading out on the "holy war," he pioneered the use of computer spreadsheets to cross-reference data on individual crusaders and their families allowing him to paint a much more complete picture than had been possible previously. Riley-Smith determined that most crusaders were motivated by spiritual devotion and a genuine desire to atone for past sins.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 93
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Juli 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 198mm x 129mm x 5mm
• Gewicht: 100g
• ISBN-13: 9781912128259
• ISBN-10: 191212825X
• Artikelnr.: 48850377

Autorenporträt

Damien Peters holds an MA in the History of International Relations from University College, Dublin.

Inhaltsangabe

Ways in to the Text Who was Jonathan Riley-Smith? What does The First
Crusade and the Idea of Crusading Say? Why does The First Crusade and the
Idea of Crusading Matter? Section 1: Influences Module 1: The Author and
the Historical Context Module 2: Academic Context Module 3: The Problem
Module 4: The Author's Contribution Section 2: Ideas Module 5: Main Ideas
Module 6: Secondary Ideas Module 7: Achievement Module 8: Place in the
Author's Work Section 3: Impact Module 9: The First Responses Module 10:
The Evolving Debate Module 11: Impact and Influence Today Module 12: Where
Next? Glossary of Terms People Mentioned in the Text Works Cited