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Polluting the Sacred

Daniel Thiery
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      The influence of Christianity on 'the history of violence' is often exemplified by famous instances of interfaith conflict, like 'The Crusades'. However, as religions develop, they usually marginalize violence against fellow believers long before they ever, if at all, question violence against 'others'. Through an investigation of spiritual and legal sources, this book details how Christian teachings about charity, sin and purity problematized late medieval parishioners' use of violence, and how parishioners actually tried to reconcile these teachings with cultural norms that often honored violent conduct. By illuminating the impact of lessons concerning the sinfulness of violence and piety of self-restraint, this book provides a fresh perspective on the important role of religion in the 'civilizing process' of European history.
      Format: Hardback CONTRIBUTORS: Daniel Thiery EAN: 9789004173873 COUNTRY: Netherlands PAGES: WEIGHT: 488 g HEIGHT: 240 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Brill DATE PUBLISHED: 2009-03-16 CITY: GENRE: HISTORY / Europe / Ireland, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval, RELIGION / Christianity / History WIDTH: 160 cm SPINE:

      Book Themes:

      c 1000 CE to c 1500, European history: medieval period, middle ages

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      Daniel E. Thiery, Ph.D. (2003) in Medieval Studies, University of Toronto, is Assistant Professor of Medieval History at Iona College. He is a co-editor of A ‘Great Effusion of Blood’? Interpreting Medieval Violence (Toronto, 2004).
      The influence of Christianity on 'the history of violence' is often exemplified by famous instances of interfaith conflict, like 'The Crusades'. However, as religions develop, they usually marginalize violence against fellow believers long before they ever, if at all, question violence against 'others'. Through an investigation of spiritual and legal sources, this book details how Christian teachings about charity, sin and purity problematized late medieval parishioners' use of violence, and how parishioners actually tried to reconcile these teachings with cultural norms that often honored violent conduct. By illuminating the impact of lessons concerning the sinfulness of violence and piety of self-restraint, this book provides a fresh perspective on the important role of religion in the 'civilizing process' of European history.
      Format: Hardback CONTRIBUTORS: Daniel Thiery EAN: 9789004173873 COUNTRY: Netherlands PAGES: WEIGHT: 488 g HEIGHT: 240 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Brill DATE PUBLISHED: 2009-03-16 CITY: GENRE: HISTORY / Europe / Ireland, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval, RELIGION / Christianity / History WIDTH: 160 cm SPINE:

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      c 1000 CE to c 1500, European history: medieval period, middle ages

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      Daniel E. Thiery, Ph.D. (2003) in Medieval Studies, University of Toronto, is Assistant Professor of Medieval History at Iona College. He is a co-editor of A ‘Great Effusion of Blood’? Interpreting Medieval Violence (Toronto, 2004).

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