Preaching the Crusades : mendicant friars and the Cross in the thirteenth century /
Christoph T. Maier.
- Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1994.
- x, 202 p. ; hbk ; 23 cm.
- Cambridge studies in medieval life and thought ; .
- Cambridge studies in medieval life and thought ; 28 .
Based on the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--University of London, 1990.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-190) and index.
Introduction -- 1. The founder saints and the crusades -- 2. Pope Gregory IX and the early friars -- 3. Papal crusade propaganda and the friars: Gregory IX ; Innocent IV ; The later thirteenth century -- 4. The organization of the preaching of the cross in the provinces of the mendicant orders -- 5. Friars, crusade sermons, and preaching aids -- 6. The friars and the financing of the crusades -- 7. The friars and the redemption of crusade vows -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1. The crusade against the Drenther and the Establishment of the Dominican Inquisition in Germany -- Appendix 2. A list of thirteenth century sermons and exempla for the recruitment of crusaders
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Friars--History.--Europe Crusades--13th-15th centuries. Preaching--History--Middle Ages, 600-1500. Sermons, Medieval--History and criticism.