Preaching the Crusades: Mendicant Friars and the Cross in the Thirteenth Century

by Christoph T. Maier

Book Overview

This is a study of the way in which the Franciscan and Dominican orders became involved in preaching the Cross and an examination of their contribution to the crusading movement of the 13th century. The papacy used large numbers of trained preachers from these orders in order to provide the Crusades with a well-organized and efficient propaganda back-up throughout Europe. The book explains how the propaganda campaigns were organized and how the recruitment...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521638739
• ISBN13: 9780521638739
• Release Date: May 1998
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.7"