Crusades

<p>This German-to-English translation of a highly successful book is a clear, approachable, student-friendly introduction to the history of the Crusades.</p><p>With a long chronological span, from the eleventh to the late fifteenth century, and with a wide geographical coverage of the whole of Europe and some of the Middle East, <em>The Crusades</em> is clear, concise and more wide-ranging than most single-volume works.</p><p>Taking recent scholarship into account, and using boxes, case studies, marginal directions and chronologies, the book is well laid out and easy to follow, providing a comprehensive overview of the crusade movement for students at all university levels.</p> <p><strong>Part 1: The Background </strong>1. Christendom, Islam, and Pagan Lands in the Late Eleventh Century 2. Holy War, Knighthood, and Pilgrimage 3. Papacy, Piety, and Indulgence <strong>Part 2: The Crusades in the Near East </strong>1. The First Crusade 2. The Crusades of the Twelfth to Fifteenth Centuries 3. Practice, Theory, and Critique of Crusading 4. The Crusades from the Muslim Perspective <strong>Part 3: The Crusader Lordships </strong>1. Secular Rule 2. Christians, Muslims, and Jews 3. The Churches of Palestine <strong> Part 4: The European Crusades </strong>1. The Iberian Peninsula 2. The Baltic Region 3. Internal Enemies <strong>Part 5: The Military Religious Orders </strong>1. Basis and Beginnings of the Military Orders 2. The Military Orders in Palestine, on the Iberian Peninsula, and in the Baltic <strong>Part 6: The Consequences </strong>1. The Heritage of the Crusades. Map 1: Palestine. Map 2: Iberian Peninsula. Map 3: Northern Europe</p>