228 Pages
by
Routledge
228 Pages
by
Routledge
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Crusading in the Age of Joinville enhances the current literature dealing with the issue of crusaders' motivations by providing a detailed examination of the ideas and experiences of those who promoted and participated in the crusades of Louis IX of France in the mid-thirteenth century. It assesses the possibilities and problems associated with the source material available to historians of... Read more
Contents: Introduction; Sources; John of Joinville and the Vie de Saint Louis; The presentation of crusades to potential participants; The practice of crusading; Crusading and knightly careers; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.
Biography
Caroline Smith works in the Department of History at Saint Louis University, USA.
'Caroline Smith is a careful and conscientious historian who handles her evidence well. Historians who have read Joinville's account of the Seventh Crusade innumerable times will find themselves approaching that narrative somewhat differently after reading Smith's Crusading in the Age of Joinville.' H-France Review ’... this is an engaging study of a fascinating period which handles a variety of sources well.’ Medium Aevum
