The Crusades and the Far-Right in the Twenty-First Century - Engaging the Crusades, Volume Nine

This volume explores how crusading rhetoric, iconography, and historiography have been purposed by far-right, nationalist, and related groups in the recent past.

List of contents

Introduction: Contesting the ‘Misuse’ of History 1. ‘Bad Crusader’: Bohemond, the Scholars, and the Christchurch Shooter 2. Ordo Militaris Inc.: A Modern ‘Military Order’, Medieval History, and Historical ‘Authenticity’ 3. British Newspapers, Brexit, and the Little Crusaders of Middle England 4. One Foot in Europe and the Other in Dixie: Neo-Confederates, Holy War, Chivalry, and the Crusades 5. Knives in the Dark and the Death of History: Validating the Far-Right’s Middle Ages through Assassin’s Creed

About the author

Charlotte Gauthier is Thornley Fellow at the Institute of Historical Research. Her research interests include the diplomatic and intellectual history of the later crusades, and the modern uses of crusading imagery and memory.

Summary

This volume explores how crusading rhetoric, iconography, and historiography have been purposed by far-right, nationalist, and related groups in the recent past.

Product details

• Assisted by: Charlotte Gauthier (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.09.2024
• EAN: 9780367470432
• ISBN: 978-0-367-47043-2
• No. of pages: 102
• Weight: 258 g
• Illustrations: schwarz-weiss Illustrationen, Raster,schwarz-weiss
• Series: Engaging the Crusades
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, European History, HISTORY / General, HISTORY / Middle East / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, HISTORY / Modern / 21st Century, military history, History of Religion, Medieval History, British & Irish history, History of the Americas, History and Archaeology, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval