IMC 2014: Sessions
Session 610: The Uses of the Bible in Crusader Sources, II: Coming to Terms with the First Crusade, (i)
Tuesday 8 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: | Kurt Villads Jensen, Department of History, Syddansk Universitet, Odense |
| Paper 610-a | Biblical Allusions and Exegetical Strategies in the 12th-Century Latin Chronicles of the First Crusade (Language: English) Index terms: Biblical Studies, Crusades |
| Paper 610-b | The Bible of Le Puy and the Literary Background of the Liber of Raymond d'Aguilers (Language: English) Index terms: Biblical Studies, Crusades |
| Paper 610-c | 'Hoc enim non fuit humanum opus, sed divinum': Robert the Monk's Use of the Bible in the Historia Iherosolimitana (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. |