IMC 2014: Sessions
Session 1110: The Uses of the Bible in Crusader Sources, VI: History and Providence
Wednesday 9 July 2014, 11.15-12.45
Organisers: | Elizabeth Lapina, Department of History, University of Wisconsin-Madison Nicholas E. Morton, School of Arts & Humanities, Nottingham Trent University |
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Moderator/Chair: | Elizabeth Lapina, Department of History, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
Paper 1110-a | Just War Theory and the Bible in the Literature of the First and Second Crusades (Language: English) |
Paper 1110-b | Rhetoric and Magic: Uses of the Bible in the Baltic Crusades (Language: English) Index terms: Biblical Studies, Crusades |
Abstract | The crusades were the most dramatic expression of religious violence in the Middle Ages. In recent years there has been a growing scholarly interest in the way that medieval thinkers drew upon both the Old and the New Testament to promote, explain, justify, and celebrate crusading activity. These sessions have been created to provide a forum for scholars from many countries to share their insights into the uses of the Bible in a variety of contexts related to crusading. They will explore this theme across a wide variety of sources produced in many different theatres of war. |