The prehistory of the Crusades : missionary war and the Baltic Crusades / Burnam W. Reynolds.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Reynolds, Burnam W., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Crusades.

Missions--Baltic States--History--To 1500.

Missions.

Culture conflict--Baltic States--History--To 1500.

Culture conflict.

Baltic States--History.

Baltic States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (285 pages) : illustrations, maps, photographs

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"The Prehistory of the Crusades explores how the Crusades came to be seen as the use of aggressive warfare to Christianise pagan lands and peoples. Reynolds focuses on the Baltic, or Northern, Crusades, an aspect of the Crusades that has been little documented, thus bringing a new perspective to their historical and ideological origins" -- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note:

Introduction

Part One: The Problem

1. Frankfurt 1147: The Baltic Crusades Begin

2. A Peculiar Institution

Part Two: The Method

3. The Crusade Studies Revolution

4. The Uses of Prehistory

Part Three: The Application

5. 'Missionary War': Preaching with a Tongue of Iron

6. Baptism by Treaty

7. A New Kind of Pilgrim

8. Christian on Christian Violence

9. The Legacy of the Baltic Crusades

Glossary

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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

ISBN:

9781474211123

1474211127

9781441150394

1441150390

9781441150080

1441150080

OCLC:

942745324