Warfare and the miraculous in the chronicles of the First Crusade
Eyewitnesses of miracles -- Supernatural interventions in the Battle of Antioch : the origins -- Hostile appropriations of Byzantine saints by the Normans of the South -- The Normans of the South : from scourge of God to chosen people -- Judas Maccabeus : a Jewish warrior, a Christian patriarch, and...
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| Type de support: | Imprimé Livre |
| Langue: | Anglais |
| Service de livraison Subito: | Commander maintenant. |
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University Park, Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania State University Press
[2015]
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| Dans: | Année: 2015 |
| Recensions: | [Rezension von: Lapina, Elizabeth, Warfare and the Miraculous in the Chronicles of the First Crusade] (2016) (Ditcham, Brian G. H.)
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| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Croisade (1096-1099)
/ Chronique
/ Miracle
B Croisades / Chronique / Miracle |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Crusades
B Crusades First, 1096-1099 B Crusades First, 1096-1099 B Miracles History |
| Résumé: | Eyewitnesses of miracles -- Supernatural interventions in the Battle of Antioch : the origins -- Hostile appropriations of Byzantine saints by the Normans of the South -- The Normans of the South : from scourge of God to chosen people -- Judas Maccabeus : a Jewish warrior, a Christian patriarch, and a Muslim general -- "The West prepares to illuminate the East" "Analyzes how chroniclers of the First Crusade attempted to represent the enterprise as a "holy war." Focuses on accounts of miracles, especially the intervention of saints in the battle of Antioch; explores how the chroniclers related the crusade to biblical events"--Provided by publisher |
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| Description: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [177]-201) and index An earlier version of chapter 1 appeared in Viator: medieval and Renaissance studies, 38 (2007):117-139 |
| ISBN: | 0271066709 |