Warfare and the miraculous in the chronicles of the First Crusade /
Elizabeth Lapina.
Bok Engelsk 2015
| Omfang | x, 212 sider ;
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| Opplysninger | 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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| Emner | |
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| ISBN | 9780271066707
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