The violent pilgrimage : Christians, Muslims and holy conflicts, 850-1150

The violent pilgrimage : Christians, Muslims and holy conflicts, 850-1150 / Tim Rayborn.

"This wide-ranging study includes such topics as the background to the First Crusade, the Knights Templar, Bernard of Clairvaux, the Cistercian Order, the works of Peter the Venerable, apocalyptic hopes and fears, and martyrdom in the context of Christian conflicts with Islam. The book also exa...

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Main Author: Rayborn, Tim, 1968-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, ©2013.
Subjects:
Christianity and other religions > Islam.
Islam > Relations > Christianity.
Crusades > First, 1096-1099.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction; 1. Christians, Muslims and Conflicts Up to the First Crusade; 2. The Founding of the Order of the Knights Templar; 3. Bernard of Clairvaux's In Praise of the New Knighthood; 4. The Cistercian Order in the Twelfth Century: Austerity, Crusading and Slavery; 5. Peter the Venerable and Christian Writings in Islamic Spain; 6. The End of the World: Apocalypticism and Antichrists; 7. Dying for the Faith: Martyrdom in Medieval Christian Thought; Conclusion.

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