The Ottoman threat and crusading on the eastern border of Christendom during the 15th century / / by Liviu Pilat, Ovidiu Cristea.

• Author: Pilat, Liviu.
• TeilnehmendeR: Cristea, Ovidiu.
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 2018.
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Series: East Central and Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages, 450-1450 48.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (377 pages) :; illustrations, maps.

In The Ottoman Threat and Crusading on the Eastern Border of Christendom during the Fifteenth Century Liviu Pilat and Ovidiu Cristea focus on less-known aspects of the later crusades in Eastern Europe, examining the ideals of holy war and political pragmatism. They analyze the Ottoman threat and crusading as political themes through a unifying vision based in the political realities of the fifteenth century and the complex relationship between crusading, Ottoman expansion, and the political interests of the Christian states in the region. Approaching the relationship between the borders of Christendom and crusading as a highly complex phenomenon, Pilat and Cristea introduce new elements to the image of Latin Christendom's frontier from the perspective of Catholic-Orthodox relations, frontier ideology, and crusading rhetoric in political propaganda.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- Crusade and Commercial Hegemony in the Black Sea from the Fourth Crusade to the Ottoman Conquest -- The Eastern Border and the Struggle for Supremacy in the Northern Black Sea -- The Union of Florence, Crusade and Ottoman Hegemony in the Black Sea -- Crusade and Political Propaganda in the Last Years of Mehmed ii -- The Eastern Border of Christendom and the Ottoman Conquest of Black Sea -- The Crusade against Ottomans and the Political Backdrop in East-Central Europe at the End of the Fifteenth Century -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.