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Christianity and War in Medieval East Central Europe and Scandinavia.

Kotecki, Radosław.

Christianity and War in Medieval East Central Europe and Scandinavia. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (326 pages) - Beyond Medieval Europe Series . - Beyond Medieval Europe Series .

Front Cover -- Half-title -- Series information -- Title page -- Copyright information -- Table of contents -- Illustrations -- Editors' Preface -- Abbreviations -- Christianity and War in Medieval East Central Europe and Scandinavia: An Introduction: Radosław Kotecki*, Carsten Selch Jensen, and Stephen Bennett -- Part One: The Church and War -- Chapter 1. The Role of the Dalmatian Bishops and Archbishops in Warfare During the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries: A Case Study on the Archbishops of Split: Judit Gál -- Historical Background -- The Archbishops of Split During the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries -- The Roles of the Archbishops in Split and at the Hungarian Royal Court -- The Roles of the Archbishops in Warfare -- Conclusion -- Chapter 2. Thirteenth-Century Hungarian Prelates at War: Gábor Barabás -- The Crusades and Hungary -- The Mongol Invasion -- The Conflicts within the Realm -- The Unfortunate Intervention -- The Question of the Heresy -- Conclusion -- Chapter 3. The Image of "Warrior-Bishops" in the Northern Tradition of the Crusades: Sini Kangas -- Research Subjects -- The Problem of a Fighting Bishop -- Examples of Acceptable and Detrimental Uses of Episcopal Violence -- Positive Actions -- Sinful Aggression -- Conclusion -- Chapter 4. Memory of the "Warrior-Bishops" of Plock in the Writings of Jan Dlugosz: Jacek Maciejewski -- Chapter 5. Preachers of War: Dominican Friars as Promoters of the Crusades in the Baltic Region in the Thirteenth Century: Johnny Grandjean Gøgsig Jakobsen -- Preaching the Cross on Behalf of the Teutonic Order for the Baltic Crusade -- Preaching the Cross Against Heretics in Thirteenth Century Northern Germany -- Preaching the Cross on Behalf of the Scandinavian Kings? -- Preaching the Cross for the Holy Land -- Dominican Practice of Preaching the Cross -- Dominican Crusade Sermons. Dominican Involvement with the Redemption of Crusade Vows -- Effect of Dominican Crusade Preaching in the Baltic Sea Region -- Epilogue -- Chapter 6. Depictions of Violence in Late Romanesque Mural Paintings in Denmark: Martin Wangsgaard Jürgensen -- Sacrifice and the Martyrdom of Thomas Becket -- War and Sacrifice -- Violence and Spiritual Ideals -- Martyrdom and the New Jerusalem -- Conclusion -- Part Two: Religion in War and its Cultural Expressions -- Chapter 7. Religious Rituals of War in Medieval Hungary Under the Árpád Dynasty: Dušan Zupka -- War, Religion, and Ritual -- With God's Help Against the Enemy -- Liturgy of War -- The Mongol Disaster -- Conclusion -- Chapter 8. Pious Rulers, Princely Clerics, and Angels of Light: "Imperial Holy War" Imagery in Twelfth-Century Poland and Rus': Radosław Kotecki -- Master Vincentius's Narrative on the Campaign Against the Pomeranians -- Povest' vremennykh let's Narrative on the Campaign Against Polovtsi -- In Search for Ritual Sources for Polish and Rusian Narratives -- Conclusion -- Chapter 9. Religion and War in Saxo Grammaticus's Gesta Danorum: The Examples of Bishop Absalon and King Valdemar I: Carsten Selch Jensen -- Saxo Grammaticus and His Narrative on the Deeds of the Danes -- Civil Wars, Fratricide, and Crusades: Denmark in the First Half of the Twelfth Century -- The Sanctioning of War and Crusading -- War and Divine Intervention -- The Lord's Anointed: King Valdemar and God's War -- Prelates as Warriors in the Chronicle of Saxo -- Conclusion -- Chapter 10. Rhetoric of War: The Imagination of War in Medieval Written Sources (Central and Eastern Europe in the High Middle Ages): David Kalhous* and Ludmila Luňáková -- Representation of Warfare in the Chronicles -- Gestures in War -- Condemning War, Appreciating War? -- Cosmas of Prague -- Widukind -- Gallus Anonymus -- Povest' vremennykh let. Conclusion -- Chapter 11. Civil War as Holy War? Polyphonic Discourses of Warfare During the Internal Struggles in Norway in the Twelfth Century: Bjørn Bandlien -- Ambiguous and Hybrid Discourses of Warfare -- The Ambiguous Vocabulary and Practice of Holy War -- Two Discourses on Being the Knight of St. Olav -- King Sverre as St. Olav's Successor -- Conclusion -- Chapter 12. Martyrdom on the Field of Battle in Livonia During Thirteenth-Century Holy Wars and Christianization: Popular Belief and the Image of a Catholic Frontier: Kristjan Kaljusaar -- Martyrdom and Crusading -- The Image of Livonia -- Henry's Chronicle of Livonia -- The Livonian Rhymed Chronicle -- Conclusion -- Chapter 13. Orthodox Responses to the Baltic Crusades: Anti Selart -- Baptism and Secular Power -- Orthodox Clergy in War -- Orthodox Submission Baptisms? -- Catholic Danger for Rus'? -- Conclusion -- Selected Bibliography -- Index.

Fresh perspectives on Christianity and the conduct of war in territories that were only integrated into Christendom in the Central Middle Ages.

9781641891349


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D128 .C475 2021

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