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On Warfare and the Threefold Path of the Jerusalem Pilgrimage - A Translation of Ralph Niger's De re militari et triplici via peregrinationis Ierosolimitane (Hardcover)
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On Warfare and the Threefold Path of the Jerusalem Pilgrimage - A Translation of Ralph Niger's De re militari et triplici via peregrinationis Ierosolimitane (Hardcover)
Series: Crusade Texts in Translation
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This volume will provide the first English translation of Ralph
Niger's critical reflection on military pilgrimage, written in the
late 1180s in response to the calling of the Third Crusade. Long
known to scholars as early and highly idiosyncratic critique of
crusading, On Warfare and the Threefold Path of the Jerusalem
Pilgrimage provides a sustained reflection on penance, the meaning
of Jerusalem, and the challenges of military expeditions to the
Levant. After the fall of Jerusalem in 1187, Ralph resisted the
calls to crusade and instead exhorted Christians to look inward and
build Jerusalem in their hearts. Throughout the four books of the
work, Ralph looks to scripture for precedents for crusading and
finds none. However, by ranging widely over examples of Old
Testament violence and considering the Heavenly and Earthly
Jerusalem together, On Warfare offers a unique perspective on how
the Bible informed contemporary views of the Crusades. Methodically
examining pilgrimage through the lens of scripture, Ralph surveys
the entire semantic field of crusading, and concludes that
Christian knights could do more good by staying home than going on
a military adventure to the Holy Land.
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