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 cru...

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.