Anatomy of a Crusade, 1213-1221

Anatomy of a Crusade, 1213-1221
James M. Powell

Winner of the John Gilmary Shea Prize of the American Catholic Historical Association

"A learned, revisionist history of the Fifth Crusade."--Speculum

James M. Powell here offers a new interpretation of the Fifth Crusade's historical and social impact, and a richly rewarding view of life in the thirteenth century. Powell addresses such questions as the degree of popular interest in the crusades, the religious climate of the period, the social structure of the membership of the crusade, and the effects of the recruitment effort on the outcome.

List of contents

List of Figures and Tables

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

Introduction

PART I. PREPARATIONS FOR THE CRUSADE

1. Planning for the Crusade

2. The Testing Ground

3. The Vocation of the Cross

4. Recruitment for the Crusade

5. Financing the Crusade

6. The Leadership Question

PART II. THE CRUSADE

7. The First Phase

8. Invasion and Stalemate

9. The Conquest of Damietta

10. The Failure of the Crusade

Epilogue and Conclusions

About the author

By James M. Powell

Product details

• Authors: James M Powell, James M. Powell
• Assisted by: Ruth Mazo Karras (Editor)
• Publisher: University Of Pennsylvania Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.1990
• EAN: 9780812213232
• ISBN: 978-0-8122-1323-2
• No. of pages: 312
• Dimensions: 154 mm x 227 mm x 25 mm
• Weight: 461 g
• Series: The Middle Ages Series; Middle Ages; Middle Ages; The Middle Ages Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous