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Jessalynn Bird - Crusade and Christendom: Annotated Documents in Translation from Innocent III to the Fall of Acre, 1187-1291 - 9780812223132 - V9780812223132
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Crusade and Christendom: Annotated Documents in Translation from Innocent III to the Fall of Acre, 1187-1291

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Description for Crusade and Christendom: Annotated Documents in Translation from Innocent III to the Fall of Acre, 1187-1291 Paperback. Intended for the undergraduate yet also invaluable for teachers and scholars, this book illustrates how the crusade became crucial for defining and promoting the very concept and boundaries of Latin Christendom. It provides translations of and commentaries on key original sources and up-to-date bibliographic materials. Editor(s): Bird, Jessalynn Lea; Peters, Edward; Powell, James M. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 536 pages, 5 illus. BIC Classification: HBLC1; HBWC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 39. Weight in Grams: 872.

In 1213, Pope Innocent III issued his letter Vineam Domini, thundering against the enemies of Christendom—the "beasts of many kinds that are attempting to destroy the vineyard of the Lord of Sabaoth"—and announcing a General Council of the Latin Church as redress. The Fourth Lateran Council, which convened in 1215, was unprecedented in its scope and impact, and it called for the Fifth Crusade as what its participants hoped would be the final defense of Christendom. For the first time, a collection of extensively annotated and translated documents illustrates the transformation of the crusade movement.

Crusade and Christendom explores the ... Read more

Intended for the undergraduate yet also invaluable for teachers and scholars, this book illustrates how the crusades became crucial for defining and promoting the very concept and boundaries of Latin Christendom. It provides translations of and commentaries on key original sources and up-to-date bibliographic materials.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Condition
New
Series
The Middle Ages Series
Number of Pages
536
Place of Publication
Pennsylvania, United States
ISBN
9780812223132
SKU
V9780812223132
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About Jessalynn Bird
Jessalynn Bird is an independent scholar. Edward Peters is Henry Charles Lea Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Pennsylvania. His many books include The First Crusade and Torture, which are also available from the University of Pennsylvania Press. James M. Powell was Professor of Medieval History at Syracuse University and author of the prize-winning Anatomy of a Crusade, ... Read more

Reviews for Crusade and Christendom: Annotated Documents in Translation from Innocent III to the Fall of Acre, 1187-1291
"Dedicated to Powell's memory, this book is more than a fitting memorial, it is a masterpiece. . . . A monumental resource that will deservedly be consulted for decades to come."—Council for European Studies "This is more than just a new sourcebook. It provides thorough and thoughtful introductions to sources and their contexts, useful bibliographical notes for each topic, an ... Read more

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