The popes and the Baltic crusades, 1147-1254 / by Iben Fonnesberg-Schmidt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fonnesberg-Schmidt, Iben.

Series:

Northern world ; v. 26.

The northern world, 1569-1462 ; v. 26

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Papacy--History.

Papacy.

Baltic States--Church history.

Baltic States.

Baltic States--Foreign relations--Catholic Church.

Catholic Church--Foreign relations--Baltic States.

Catholic Church.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (303 p.)

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Popes and the Baltic Crusades examines the extension of the crusading idea from the Holy Land to the Baltic region. Highlighting the interplay between canon law, missionary ideas and politics, it shows how papal policy on the campaigns against the pagan peoples of north-eastern Europe developed from Pope Eugenius III’s proclamation of a crusade against the Slavs in 1147 to the end of Innocent IV’s pontificate in 1254. It also discusses the interaction between Rome and the princes and bishops of the Baltic region and demonstrates how these local leaders influenced papal crusading policy. The volume shows the variety of the crusading movement of the central Middle Ages and offers a contribution to the ongoing debate about the nature and definition of crusading.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / I.M. Fonnesberg-Schmidt

Introduction / I.M. Fonnesberg-Schmidt

Sources And Literature / I.M. Fonnesberg-Schmidt

Chapter One. Papal Policy On The Baltic Crusades To 1198 / I.M. Fonnesberg-Schmidt

Chapter Two. Innocent III (1198–1216) And The Crusades In The Baltic Region / I.M. Fonnesberg-Schmidt

Chapter Three. Honorius III (1216–27) And The Crusades In The Baltic Region / I.M. Fonnesberg-Schmidt

Chapter Four. Papal Policy On The Baltic Crusades During The Pontificates Of Gregory IX (1227–41) And Innocent IV (1243–54) / I.M. Fonnesberg-Schmidt

Chapter Five. The Popes And The Baltic Crusades: Conclusions And Reflections / I.M. Fonnesberg-Schmidt

Bibliography / I.M. Fonnesberg-Schmidt

Index / I.M. Fonnesberg-Schmidt.

Notes:

Based on the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Cambridge.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-275) and index.

ISBN:

1-281-45796-5

9786611457969

90-474-1891-3

1-4356-5807-8

90-474-2556-1

OCLC:

609847251

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004155022.i-287 DOI