dc.contributor.author |
Oliver, Erna
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dc.contributor.author |
Theron, Jacques
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dc.date.accessioned |
2021-02-15T08:25:02Z |
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dc.date.available |
2021-02-15T08:25:02Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2018 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/10500/27095 |
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dc.description.abstract |
The notion and consequences of the Crusades are still influencing the modern Christian
(and Muslim) pattern of thinking. These ‘holy wars’, fought by members of the Roman Catholic
Church, mostly against infidels (‘unbelievers’), including the Muslims of the time, lasted for
several centuries and had varied levels of success. These wars were both lauded and criticised
and currently these two opposite perceptions still persist. After the background to the historical
setting of the Crusades, this article provides an overview of the changing viewpoints on this
movement by describing the perspectives of the most prominent authors (exponents) who
aired their views on the Crusades between the 16th century and the first part of the 21st
century, finding that the negative perception runs like a thread through the last five centuries |
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dc.language.iso |
en |
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dc.publisher |
AOSIS |
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dc.subject |
Crusades; Holy war; perspectives on the crusades; changing attitudes towards crusades |
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dc.title |
Changing attitudes towards the crusades |
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dc.type |
Article |
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dc.description.department |
Christian Spirituality, Church History and Missiology |
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