The Papacy and Crusading in Europe, 1198-1245
An 'internal' crusade is defined as a holy war authorized by the pope and fought within Christian Europe against those perceived to be foes of Christendom, either to recover property or in defense of the Church or Christians.  This study is therefore not concerned with those crusades authorized against Muslim enemies in the East and Spain, nor with crusades authorized against pagans on the borders of Europe.

Up to now these crusades have attracted relatively little attention in modern British scholarship. This in spite of their undoubted European-wide significance and an increasing recognition that the period 1198-1245 marks the beginning of a crucial change in papal policy underpinned by canon law. This book discusses the developments through analysis of the extensive source material drawn from unregistered papal letters, placing them firmly in the context of ecclesiastical legislation, canon law, chronicles and other supplementary evidence. It thereby seeks to contribute to our understanding of the complex politics, theology and rhetoric that underlay the papacy's call for crusades within Europe in the first half of the thirteenth century.
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The Papacy and Crusading in Europe, 1198-1245
An 'internal' crusade is defined as a holy war authorized by the pope and fought within Christian Europe against those perceived to be foes of Christendom, either to recover property or in defense of the Church or Christians.  This study is therefore not concerned with those crusades authorized against Muslim enemies in the East and Spain, nor with crusades authorized against pagans on the borders of Europe.

Up to now these crusades have attracted relatively little attention in modern British scholarship. This in spite of their undoubted European-wide significance and an increasing recognition that the period 1198-1245 marks the beginning of a crucial change in papal policy underpinned by canon law. This book discusses the developments through analysis of the extensive source material drawn from unregistered papal letters, placing them firmly in the context of ecclesiastical legislation, canon law, chronicles and other supplementary evidence. It thereby seeks to contribute to our understanding of the complex politics, theology and rhetoric that underlay the papacy's call for crusades within Europe in the first half of the thirteenth century.
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The Papacy and Crusading in Europe, 1198-1245

The Papacy and Crusading in Europe, 1198-1245

by Rebecca Rist
The Papacy and Crusading in Europe, 1198-1245

The Papacy and Crusading in Europe, 1198-1245

by Rebecca Rist

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Overview

An 'internal' crusade is defined as a holy war authorized by the pope and fought within Christian Europe against those perceived to be foes of Christendom, either to recover property or in defense of the Church or Christians.  This study is therefore not concerned with those crusades authorized against Muslim enemies in the East and Spain, nor with crusades authorized against pagans on the borders of Europe.

Up to now these crusades have attracted relatively little attention in modern British scholarship. This in spite of their undoubted European-wide significance and an increasing recognition that the period 1198-1245 marks the beginning of a crucial change in papal policy underpinned by canon law. This book discusses the developments through analysis of the extensive source material drawn from unregistered papal letters, placing them firmly in the context of ecclesiastical legislation, canon law, chronicles and other supplementary evidence. It thereby seeks to contribute to our understanding of the complex politics, theology and rhetoric that underlay the papacy's call for crusades within Europe in the first half of the thirteenth century.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781441157218
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date: 11/03/2011
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 290
File size: 2 MB

About the Author

Dr Rebecca Rist is a lecturer in Medieval History at the University of Reading.  Her areas of interest include the crusades, Jewish-Christian relations, the medieval church and the papacy.  Recent articles have explored papal policy towards the Albigensian crusades and with regard to crusading and the Jews. 

Table of Contents

Introduction 
1. Innocent III: the Early Years of the Albigensian Crusade
2. Honorius III: the Albigensian Crusade Continues 
3. Gregory IX: the Authorization of Crusades against Heretics in Europe
4. Popes and the First 'Political Crusades'
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index

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