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  • © 1992

What Were the Crusades?

Authors:

  1. Jonathan Riley-Smith

    1. Windsor, UK

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. What Were the Crusades?

    • Jonathan Riley-Smith
    Pages 1-8

  3. A Just Cause

    • Jonathan Riley-Smith
    Pages 9-27

  4. Legitimate Authority

    • Jonathan Riley-Smith
    Pages 28-52

  5. Who Were the Crusaders?

    • Jonathan Riley-Smith
    Pages 53-77

  6. When Were the Crusades?

    • Jonathan Riley-Smith
    Pages 78-80

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 81-97
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About this book

Few attempts had been made to define 'the crusade' before the first edition of this book was published in 1977. Since then a number of historians have built on Professor Riley-Smith's conclusions. Their research has been incorporated into this second edition, which remains a starting point for any study of the crusading movement. The book deals with the legitimising authority of the papacy, the nature of the crusade vow and of the privilege accorded to crusaders, the developments of the indulgence, and the role of Military Orders.
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Windsor, UK

    Jonathan Riley-Smith

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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: What Were the Crusades?

  • Authors: Jonathan Riley-Smith

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-12779-5

  • Publisher: Red Globe Press London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Jonathan Riley-Smith 1992

  • Edition Number: 2

  • Number of Pages: X, 97

  • Additional Information: Previously published under the imprint Palgrave

  • Topics: History of Medieval Europe

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