Warfare and the miraculous in the chronicles of the First Crusade / Elizabeth Lapina.

Author/creator Lapina, Elizabeth, 1979-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoUniversity Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2015]
Descriptionx, 212 pages ; 24 cm
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Subjects

Contents Eyewitnesses of miracles -- Supernatural interventions in the Battle of Antioch : the origins -- Hostile appropriations of Byzantine saints by the Normans of the South -- The Normans of the South : from scourge of God to chosen people -- Judas Maccabeus : a Jewish warrior, a Christian patriarch, and a Muslim general -- "The West prepares to illuminate the East".
Abstract "Analyzes how chroniclers of the First Crusade attempted to represent the enterprise as a "holy war." Focuses on accounts of miracles, especially the intervention of saints in the battle of Antioch; explores how the chroniclers related the crusade to biblical events"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 177-201) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2015003524
ISBN9780271066707 (cloth : alk. paper)

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