Knightly Piety and the Lay Reponse to the First Crusade: The Limousin and Gascony, c.970-c.1130

Marcus Bull

ISBN 10: 0198203543 / ISBN 13: 9780198203544

Published by Oxford Reprints, 1993

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Knightly Piety and the Lay Reponse to the First Crusade: The Limousin and Gascony, c.970-c.1130
• Publisher: Oxford Reprints
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198203543
• ISBN 13: 9780198203544
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New
• Weight: 0.125 pounds
• Seller catalogs:
  • Ancient & Classical Studies

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Synopsis

This is a study of the religious ideas and motivation of the laymen who fought in the First Crusade (1095-1101). Marcus Bull argues that the laity's crusading zeal cannot be understood simply as a reflection of the preoccupations of educated ecclesiastics. His scholarly and sophisticated analysis shows that elements traditionally regarded as central to the crusade's origins--the Peace of God movement and the Spanish Reconquest--were in fact of minimal significance. Through a study of three regions in southwestern France, Bull uncovers the true dynamic of crusade enthusiasm: the beliefs and practices of pious laymen in intimate contact with local religious communities. He shows that the crusade was an expression of everyday, but genuine, piety.

About the Author

Marcus Bull, Lecturer in History, University of Bristol.