IMC 2014: Sessions
Session 510: The Uses of the Bible in Crusader Sources, I: Violence Inflicted and Violence Suffered
Tuesday 8 July 2014, 09.00-10.30
| 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: | Nicholas E. Morton, School of Arts & Humanities, Nottingham Trent University |
| Paper 510-a | Crusading Theology?: Popes, Clerics, the Bible, and the Problem of Violence (Language: English) Index terms: Biblical Studies, Crusades |
| Paper 510-b | Theologies of War: The Crusader Sack of 1099 and the Legitimization of Violence (Language: English) Index terms: Biblical Studies, Crusades, Ecclesiastical History |
| Paper 510-c | The Slaughter of the Innocents (Matthew 2. 16-18) and the Depiction of Children in Crusader Sources (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. |