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"In 1095, with the tomb of Jesus still in the hands of infidels and the Byzantine empire overrun by Muslim Turks, Pope Urban II summoned Christian warriors to take up the cross and their swords against the Turks and then recover the holy city of Jerusalem from Islam. It was to be the first of the Crusades, a holy war that would focus the power of the European kingdoms against a common enemy.

The Crusades became the stuff of romantic legend, but in reality they were a series of rabidly savage battles carried out in the name of Christian piety to advance the power of the Western Church. Their legacy of religious violence is felt today as the age-old conflict of Christians, Jews, and Muslims persists."--BOOK JACKET.

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Publisher
Macmillan
Language
English
Pages
452

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Cover of: Holy war
Holy war: the Crusades and their impact on today's world
2001, Anchor Books
in English - 2nd Anchor Books ed.
Cover of: Holy War
Holy War: The Crusades and Their Impact on Today's World
November 27, 2001, Anchor
in English
Cover of: Holy war
Holy war: the Crusades and their impact on today's world
1992, Anchor Books
in English - 1st Anchor Books ed.
Cover of: Holy war
Holy war: the Crusades and their impact on today's world
1991, Doubleday
in English - 1st ed. in the U.S.A.
Cover of: Holy War
Holy War
1988, Macmillan
in English

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London

Edition Notes

Bibliography: p. 433-440.
Companion volume to the television series: The Holy War.
"Channel Four book"--Jacket.
Includes index.

Other Titles
Holy War (Television program)

Classifications

Library of Congress
D157 .A76x 1988, BP182

The Physical Object

Pagination
xxiii, 452 p., [16] p. of plates :
Number of pages
452

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL2252433M
ISBN 10
0333445449
LCCN
89129524
Library Thing
16562
Goodreads
556201

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On November 25, 1095, at the Council of Clermont, Pope Urban II summoned the first Crusade.
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