Religion and the Conduct of War C.300-C.1215

by David S. Bachrach

Book Overview

Warfare in all histories and cultures shows evidence of the driving need to sanctify the cause, from the personal devotions of individuals to the grand designs of the architects of battle. In his important study David Bachrach takes a first thorough look at warfare in western Europe and its interaction with Christianity, from the initial appearance of the pacifist sect to the medieval popes' certainty of the crusades as 'holy war'. Religion played...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0851159443
• ISBN13: 9780851159447
• Release Date: May 2003
• Publisher: Boydell Press
• Length: 226 Pages
• Weight: 1.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.5" x 9.5"