An edition of Holy war: the Crusades and their impact on today's world (1988)

Holy War

The Crusades and Their Impact on Today's World

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An edition of Holy war: the Crusades and their impact on today's world (1988)

Holy War

The Crusades and Their Impact on Today's World

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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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Subjects
Crusades, Influence, Relations, Politics and government, Jihad, History, Middle east, religion, Middle east, politics and government, Europe, relations, islamic countries, Islamic countries, relations, europe
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Europe, Islamic countries, Middle East
Times
1945-

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Holy War: The Crusades and Their Impact on Today's World
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Holy war: the Crusades and their impact on today's world
2001, Anchor Books
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Holy war: the Crusades and their impact on today's world
1992, Anchor Books
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Holy war: the Crusades and their impact on today's world
1991, Doubleday
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Holy War
1988, Macmillan
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"On November 25, 1095, at the Council of Clermont, Pope Urban II summoned the first Crusade."

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