Peter Lock

The Routledge Companion to the Crusades

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Not just a history of the crusades, but an overview of the logistical, economic, social and biographical aspects, "The Routledge Companion to the Crusades" brings all this information together into one resource for the very first time. A compilation of facts, figures, maps, family trees, summaries of the major crusades and their historiography, the "Companion" spans a broad chronological range from the eleventh to the eighteenth century, and gives a chronological framework and context for modern research on the crusading movement. This is a key work in the study of the Crusades, and for students of history and religious studies, this will become a text invaluable for rapid, reliable consultation.

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A compilation of facts, figures, maps, family trees, summaries of the major crusades and their historiography, this history and overview of all aspects of the Crusades brings all this information together in one resource for the very first time.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 544
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Februar 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 161mm x 34mm
• Gewicht: 925g
• ISBN-13: 9780415247320
• ISBN-10: 0415247322
• Artikelnr.: 22336871

Autorenporträt

Peter Lock is Professor of History at York St John University College. He is a fellow of both the Royal Historical Society and the Society of Antiquaries. He is co-author of The Archaeology of Medieval Greece (1996) and author of The Franks in the Aegean, 1204-1500 (1995)

Inhaltsangabe

1. Historians and the Crusades 2. Sources 3. Crusading through the
Milliennium 4. Preaching and Propaganda: Holy Wars, East and West 5.
Leadership 6. The Crusader States 7. The Church and Crusader States 8.
Religious and Military Orders 9. Economic and Social Effects of the
Crusading Movement 10. Copinage of the Crusades 11. Art and Architecture
12. Archaeology of the Crusades

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1. Historians and the Crusades 2. Sources 3. Crusading through the Milliennium 4. Preaching and Propaganda: Holy Wars, East and West 5. Leadership 6. The Crusader States 7. The Church and Crusader States 8. Religious and Military Orders 9. Economic and Social Effects of the Crusading Movement 10. Copinage of the Crusades 11. Art and Architecture 12. Archaeology of the Crusades

Rezensionen

'This book begins with an excellent chronological outline... full of interesting detail... this is a comprehensive work on a vast topic that incorporates an awe-inspiring level of detailed knowledge in a manner that is easily accessible.' - Reference Reviews

'This is a most helpful book that one wishes to see in the hands of every student and scholar who studies the crusades...For all history libraries' - International Review of Biblical Studies, Germany

'This book begins with an excellent chronological outline... full of interesting detail... this is a comprehensive work on a vast topic that incorporates an awe-inspiring level of detailed knowledge in a manner that is easily accessible.' - Reference Reviews

'This is a most helpful book that one wishes to see in the hands of every student and scholar who studies the crusades...For all history libraries' - International Review of Biblical Studies, Germany