Drawing on painstaking original research and an intimate knowledge of the Near East, Thomas Asbridge uncovers what drove Muslims and Christians alike to embrace the ideals of "jihad" and crusade, revealing how these holy wars reshaped the medieval world and why they continue to …
Drawing on painstaking original research and an intimate knowledge of the Near East, Thomas Asbridge uncovers what drove Muslims and Christians alike to embrace the ideals of "jihad" and crusade, revealing how these holy wars reshaped the medieval world and why they continue to …
L'auteur tente de définir le cadre et les perspectives d'une histoire politique, en renouant avec la tradition du début XXe siècle. Il analyse les étapes d'une mise en question du religieux, trajectoire pour l'essentiel parvenue à son terme dans l'Occident moderne. Il tente de m…
This work deals with causes for crusading, the legitimising authority of the papacy, recruitment, and the nature of the crusade vow and its consequences. This new edition features a chronology and brief biographies of some of the crusaders, both real and imaginary.
"This book examines the meaning of religion within the scientific, evidence-based history of our known past since the big bang. While our current major religions are only centuries or millennia old, the volume discusses the origins and development of human religious practice and…
