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Soldiers of the Faith - Crusaders and Moslems at War (Paperback, New ed)
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Soldiers of the Faith - Crusaders and Moslems at War (Paperback, New ed)
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The image of knights riding off to the Crusades for the highest of
ideals is at best dubious, Finucane assures us. Some of the knights
were running away from the law, others from taxation and other
inconveniences. Still more just fancied a bit of easy looting.
Attitudes that today may seem extremist were considered laudable in
medieval times, and they were shared by both Christians and
Muslims. Finucane traces the history of the Crusades not on a
campaign-by-campaign basis but at a social level, drawing on a wide
variety of personal accounts to tell what life was like for the
average Crusader on both sides. Here we learn not just of the
political machinations of the knights but also of the privations of
their footsoldiers who were coerced into setting out on exhausting
marches with the poorest of provisions and no medicine. In Europe
the Crusaders were hailed as heroes but life on the frontline is
shown to have been anything but glamorous. (Kirkus UK)
The battles and political scheming that took place during the
medieval crusades have often been described, but little has been
written about crusading from the point of view of the actual
participants. This refreshingly different book redresses this
situation by asking what inspired those recruits who marched across
Europe and fought the 'infidel', as well as those they actually
fought against. What did it feel like to be a crusader? How did the
long marches, bad food and lack of medicine affect the average
armed pilgrim? Were the original ideas sustained in the face of the
perils of the journey? What image of the enemy did each side carry
into battle? Drawing on a wide variety of sources, Ronald C.
Finucane also discusses such matters as the social composition of
the fighting forces, the role of women in the crusades, the part
played by superstitious ideas, supernatural omens, and the conduct
of both Christian and Moslem soldiers on and off the field of
battle. Similarities and differences between the two religions,
especially from the viewpoint of the 'average' believer, are also
examined.
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