Crusading peace : Christendom, the Muslim world, and Western political order / Tomaz Mastnak.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mastnak, Tomaž.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Crusades.

Peace--Religious aspects--Christianity--History of doctrines--Middle Ages, 600-1500.

Peace.

Just war doctrine--History--To 1500.

Just war doctrine.

Monarchy--Europe--History--To 1500.

Monarchy.

Peace--Religious aspects--Islam.

Europe--Church history--600-1500.

Europe.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (421 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Press, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Tomaz Mastnak's provocative analysis of the roots of peacemaking in the Western world elucidates struggles for peace that took place in the high and late Middle Ages. Mastnak traces the ways that eleventh-century peace movements, seeking to end violence among Christians, shaped not only power structures within Christendom but also the relationship of the Western Christian world to the world outside. The unification of Christian society under the banner of "holy peace" precipitated a fundamental division between the Christian and non-Christian worlds, and the postulated peace among Christians led to holy war against non-Christians.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Acknowledgments

One. From Holy Peace to Holy War

Two. The Holy Manner of Warfare

Three. Christendom and the Crusade

Four. Monks, Philosophers, and Warrior Monks

Five. The Fall of the Papal Monarchy and the Rise of Territorial Power

Six. Imperialists, Separatists, and Crusaders

Works Cited

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p.349-387) and index.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.

ISBN:

9780520925991

0520925998

9781597345590

1597345598

OCLC:

475929039