the case for the Crusades Stark, Rodney. creator text bibliography nyu New York HarperOne c2009 2009 1st ed. monographic eng

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276 p. : illus., maps ; pbk ; 24 cm. In God's Battalions, award-winning author Rodney Stark takes on the long-held view that the Crusades were the first round of European colonialism, conducted for land, loot, and converts by barbarian Christians who victimized the cultivated Muslims. Instead, Stark argues that the Crusades were the first military response to Muslim terrorist aggession. Greedy barbarians in armor? -- Muslim invaders -- Christendom strikes back -- Western "ignorance" versus Eastern "culture" -- Pilgrimage and persecution -- Enlisting crusaders -- Going East -- Bloody victories -- The crusader kingdoms -- The struggle to defend the kingdoms -- Crusades against Egypt -- Mission abandoned. Rodney Stark. Includes bibliographical references. e------ aw----- Crusades Christianity and other religions Islam Islam Relations Christianity Religion and civilization Civilization, Medieval D157 .S736 2009 909.07 9780061582615 0061582611 2008051976 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1007/2008051976-b.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1007/2008051976-d.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1007/2008051976-b.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1007/2008051976-d.html DLC 081202 20140124104216.0 15540802