God's battalions: the case for the Crusades
In God's Battalions, award-winning author Rodney Stark takes on the long-held view that the Crusades were the first round of European colonialism, conducted for land, loot, and converts by barbarian Christians who victimized the cultivated Muslims. Instead, Stark argues that the Crusades were t...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
HarperOne
2010
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| In: | Year: 2010 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Stark, Rodney, God's Battalions: The Case for the Crusades] (2013) (Kilcrease, Jack)
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| Edition: | 1. ed |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Crusades
/ History
B Christianity / Religious conflict / Cultural conflict / Islam / History 1095-1290 |
| Further subjects: | B
Crusades
B Christianity and other religions Islam B Religion and civilization B Islam Relations Christianity B Civilization, Medieval |
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| Summary: | In God's Battalions, award-winning author Rodney Stark takes on the long-held view that the Crusades were the first round of European colonialism, conducted for land, loot, and converts by barbarian Christians who victimized the cultivated Muslims. Instead, Stark argues that the Crusades were the first military response to Muslim terrorist aggession |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references |
| ISBN: | 0061582611 |