Holy War
by Karen Armstrong
- Used
- Good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Good
- ISBN 10
- 0385721404
- ISBN 13
- 9780385721400
- Seller
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Missoula, Montana, United States
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About This Item
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.
Synopsis
Karen Armstrong is the author of Islam and the recent bestseller Buddha as well as The Battle for God and A History of God. In fall 2001 she will be Scholar in Residence at Lowell House, Harvard University.
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Details
- Seller
- The Vespiary Book Restoration & Bindery (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- SQ0648701
- Title
- Holy War
- Author
- Karen Armstrong
- Format/Binding
- Ex-library
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0385721404
- ISBN 13
- 9780385721400
- Publisher
- Anchor
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- November 27, 2001
- Keywords
- crusades
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; Spirituality/Religion; Medieval Studies;