Religious Warfare in Europe 1400-1536

Zusatztext 'Covering a vast canvas and drawing upon an impressive corpus of up-to-date scholarship, The Later Crusades never degenerates into a dry narrative of projects and campaigns... he has produced a fine book that will remain the standard work, and the basis for further research, for many years ahead.' Informationen zum Autor Norman Housely is a Professor of History at the University of Leicester. Klappentext Religious warfare has been a recurrent feature of European history. Norman Housley examines the spectrum of conflicts waged in God's name in the period from the Later Crusades to the early Reformation, arguing that the religious violence of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries sprang from deeply rooted proclivities within European society. Zusammenfassung Religious warfare has been a recurrent feature of European history. Norman Housley examines the spectrum of conflicts waged in God's name in the period from the Later Crusades to the early Reformation, arguing that the religious violence of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries sprang from deeply rooted proclivities within European society. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: Religious Warfare in the Late Middle Ages and Early Reformation 2: A Crucible of Religious Warfare: Bohemia during the Hussite Wars 1400-1437 3: The Christian Commonwealth of Europe 1437-1536 4: The Assembling of Authority: Scripture, Messianic Individuals, and Symbols 5: the Three Turks 6: The Critique of Religious War 7: Conclusion: Perspectives Bibliography Index

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• Authors: Norman Housley, Norman (Professor of History Housley, Housley Norman
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.01.2009
• EAN: 9780199552283
• ISBN: 978-0-19-955228-3
• No. of pages: 248
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Europe, European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, RELIGION / Religious Intolerance, Persecution & Conflict, RELIGION / Theology, Middle East, Theology, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Religious intolerance, persecution and conflict, Religious intolerance, persecution & conflict, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, c 1500 to c 1600, Specific wars and campaigns, Crusades, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / General