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The Oxford Illustrated History of the Crusades
In The Oxford Illustrated History of the Crusades, the story of the Crusades is told as never before in an engrossing, authoritative, and comprehensive history that ranges from the preaching of the First Crusade in 1095 to the legacy of the crusading ideals and imagery that continues today. Here are the ideas of apologists, propagandists, and poets about the Crusades, as w...more
Paperback, 470 pages
Published
May 24th 2001
by Oxford University Press, USA
(first published October 19th 1995)
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A very promising collection of scholarly essays on the subject.
*Review in progress*
First essay by Jonathan Riley-Smith, "The Crusading Movement and Historians," centers on the evolution of crusade historiography. Brief, but good, giving an outline of major points of transition, from traditionalists (those who are strict about which events could be considered 'crusades') and pluralists (more inclusive in same) division, to the issue of ideology. Riley-Smith touches on the misconception of the cr...more
*Review in progress*
First essay by Jonathan Riley-Smith, "The Crusading Movement and Historians," centers on the evolution of crusade historiography. Brief, but good, giving an outline of major points of transition, from traditionalists (those who are strict about which events could be considered 'crusades') and pluralists (more inclusive in same) division, to the issue of ideology. Riley-Smith touches on the misconception of the cr...more
When I started this book, I had just read two others which went chronologically through the Crusades in an overview manner, giving some details of battles, etc. So I was not necessarily looking forward to reading another book that did exactly the same on an overview level without going into any more detail on specific things I was interested in, but I really wanted to see some pictures and get an idea about the Crusades with some visual aids, so I started reading it anyway.
I was pleasantly surpr...more
I was pleasantly surpr...more
In The Oxford Illustrated History of the Crusades, the story of the Crusades is told as never before in an engrossing, authoritative, and comprehensive history that ranges from the preaching of the First Crusade in 1095 to the legacy of the crusading ideals and imagery that continues today. Here are the ideas of apologists, propagandists, and poets about the Crusades, as well as the perceptions and motives of the crusaders themselves and the means by which they joined the movement.
The authors de...more
The authors de...more
"[The Church] had inherited from Roman Law, the Old and the New Testament, and the Early Christian Fathers, pre-eminently St. Augustine of Hippo (354 - 430) various terms of reference by which to analyze instances of violence and pronounce upon their quality." p. 16
"It is important to note a distinction between the senior clerical policy-makers who would one day devise theFirst Crusade and the lay people who would volunteer to go on it. The perspective of a Mediterranean wide struggle was visibl...more
"It is important to note a distinction between the senior clerical policy-makers who would one day devise theFirst Crusade and the lay people who would volunteer to go on it. The perspective of a Mediterranean wide struggle was visibl...more
terlalu fully western european perspective, sampe2 pembantaian di Yerusalem n beberapa kota lainnya dipandang sisi positifnya aja dengan kedalaman bahasan yang agak dangkal. Maaf, ini opini pribadi
Mu dikasih bintang 1, tp, wew... baca sendiri lah, informatif lah pokoknya
Mu dikasih bintang 1, tp, wew... baca sendiri lah, informatif lah pokoknya
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The Oxford illustrated histories are very well made and interesting (if a bit dry). Shows a more balanced history of the period, touching more on the daily affairs and less on the wars.
Interesting and illuminating. This has ignited my interest in learning more about the Teutonic order in particular, and generally about central European history in general, as I feel like it's an area I'm not really that familiar with.
This is a very technical book, even with the few illustrations. I love it, I do have to stop and reread portions of what I just read because of the many dates involved!
Nice... Used this one as a secondary and tertiary source. Again, states what has already been written. Not much new, but an easier read than some others.
Bah.
A robust, valuable resource for my crusades research. Will keep this one close at hand.
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Jonathan Simon Christopher Riley-Smith, Dixie Professor of Ecclesiastical History at the University of Cambridge, was educated at Eton College and Trinity College Cambridge. He received his BA (1960), MA (1964), PhD (1964) and LittD (2001) from Cambridge.
From 1964–1972 Dr. Riley-Smith taught in the Department of Medieval History at the Unversity of St Andrews, first as assistant lecturer, until 19...more
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From 1964–1972 Dr. Riley-Smith taught in the Department of Medieval History at the Unversity of St Andrews, first as assistant lecturer, until 19...more
