Holy War: The Crusades and Their Impact on Today's World

Holy War: The Crusades and Their Impact on Today's World

Karen Armstrong, bestselling author of A History of God, skillfully narrates this history of the Crusades with a view toward their profound and continuing influence.

In 1095 Pope Urban II summoned Christian warriors to take up the cross and reconquer the Holy Land. Thus began the holy wars that would focus the power of Europe against a common enemy and become the stuff of romantic legend. In reality the Crusades were a series of rabidly savage conflicts in the name of piety. And, as Armstrong demonstrates in this fascinating book, their legacy of religious violence continues today in the Middle East, where the age-old conflict of Christians, Jews, and Muslims persists.
Country USA
Brand Anchor Books
Manufacturer Anchor Books
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780385721400
Model 9780385721400
Color White
ReleaseDate 2001-11-27
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780385721400

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