Reconquest and Crusade in Medieval Spain

by Joseph F. O'Callaghan

Book Overview

Drawing from both Christian and Islamic sources, Reconquest and Crusade in Medieval Spain demonstrates that the clash of arms between Christians and Muslims in the Iberian peninsula that began in the early eighth century was transformed into a crusade by the papacy during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. Successive popes accorded to Christian warriors willing to participate in the peninsular wars against Islam the same crusading benefits...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812218892
• ISBN13: 9780812218893
• Release Date: February 2004
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Length: 322 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 8.9"