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Crusading as an Act of Vengeance, 1095-1216 (Paperback)
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Crusading as an Act of Vengeance, 1095-1216 (Paperback)
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Only recently have historians of the crusades begun to seriously
investigate the presence of the idea of crusading as an act of
vengeance, despite its frequent appearance in crusading sources.
Understandably, many historians have primarily concentrated on
non-ecclesiastical phenomena such as feuding, purportedly a
component of "secular" culture and the interpersonal obligations
inherent in medieval society. This has led scholars to several
assumptions regarding the nature of medieval vengeance and the role
that various cultures of vengeance played in the crusading
movement. This monograph revises those assumptions and posits a new
understanding of how crusading was conceived as an act of vengeance
in the context of the twelfth and early thirteenth centuries.
Through textual analysis of specific medieval vocabulary it has
been possible to clarify the changing course of the concept of
vengeance in general as well as the more specific idea of crusading
as an act of vengeance. The concept of vengeance was intimately
connected with the ideas of justice and punishment. It was
perceived as an expression of power, embedded in a series of
commonly understood emotional responses, and also as an expression
of orthodox Christian values. There was furthermore a strong link
between religious zeal, righteous anger, and the vocabulary of
vengeance. By looking at these concepts in detail, and in the
context of current crusading methodologies, fresh vistas are
revealed that allow for a better understanding of the crusading
movement and those who "took the cross," with broader implications
for the study of crusading ideology and twelfth-century
spirituality in general.
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