The Prehistory of the Crusades: Missionary War and the Baltic Crusades

by Burnam W. Reynolds

Overview

"The Prehistory of the Crusades explores how the Crusades came to be seen as the use of aggressive warfare to Christianise pagan lands and peoples. Reynolds focuses on the Baltic, or Northern, Crusades, an aspect of the Crusades that has been little documented, thus bringing a new perspective to their historical and ideological origins" --

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781441155603
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	10/06/2016
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	5.60(w) x 8.60(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Burnam W. Reynolds is Professor of History at Asbury University, USA. He has written many journal articles and scholarly papers and is the author of Columbanus: Light on the Early Middle Ages (2011).

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Part One: The Problem
1. Frankfurt, 1147: The Baltic Crusades Begin
2. A Peculiar Institution
Part Two: The Method
3. The Crusade Studies Revolution
4. The Uses of Prehistory
Part Three: The Application
5. "Missionary War": Preaching with a Tongue of Iron
6. Baptism by Treaty
7. The Ministry of Shields and Swords
8. A New Kind of Pilgrim
9. Christian on Christian Violence
10. The Legacy of the Baltic Crusades
Notes
Glossary of People and Terms
Bibliography
Index

Editorial Reviews

A provocative look at an episode in medieval history with considerable relevance for our own time.
Paul Crawford, California University of Pennsylvania, USA

Cutting a path through theology, dynastic politics and realpolitik, The Prehistory of the Crusades offers a thorough investigation into the origins of the Baltic Crusades.
Nicholas Morton, Senior Lecturer in History, Nottingham Trent University, UK

Exceptionally well researched, organized and presented, "The Prehistory of the Crusades" is a thoroughly 'reader friendly' study that provides a valuable insight into the topic for students of medieval history and the Crusades.
Midwest Book Review

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