War and Violence in the Western Sources for the First Crusade / / Sini Kangas.

Medieval Westerners accepted killing for religion and praised the outcome of the First Crusade (1096-1099). At the same time, their attitude to violence was ambivalent. Theologians shunned the practical use of force, while the warrior aristocracy valued the capacity for physical destruction. In the...

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Superior document:Early Modern History and Modern History E-Books Online, Collection 2024
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Place / Publishing House:Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 2024.
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Year of Publication:2024
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Series:Early Modern History and Modern History E-Books Online, Collection 2024.
History of Warfare ; 143.
Physical Description:1 online resource (437 pages)
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