Overview

The Fifth Crusade represented a cardinal event in early thirteenth-century history, occurring during what was probably the most intensive period of crusading in both Europe and the Holy Land. Following the controversial outcome of the Fourth Crusade in 1204, and the decrees of the Fourth Lateran Council in 1215, Pope Innocent III's reform agenda was set to give momentum to a new crusading effort. Despite the untimely death of Innocent III in 1216, the elaborate organisation and firm crusading framework made it possible for Pope Honorius III to launch and oversee the expedition. The Fifth Crusade marked the last time that a medieval pope would succeed in mounting a full-scale, genuinely international crusade for the recovery of the Holy Land, yet, despite its significance, it has largely been neglected in the historiography. The crusade was much more than just a military campaign, and the present book locates it in the contemporary context for the first time. The Fifth Crusade in Context is of crucial importance not only to better understand the organization and execution of the expedition itself, but also to appreciate its place in the longer history of crusading, as well as the significance of its impact on the medieval world.

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Author:   E.J. Mylod ,  Guy Perry ,  Thomas Smith ,  Jan Vandeburie
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Volume:   9
Weight:   0.490kg
ISBN:  

9780367880354

ISBN 10:   0367880350
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   12 December 2019
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

List of Maps, Figures, Tables List of Contributors Foreword (Bernard Hamilton) Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Introduction The Historiography of the Fifth Crusade Jan Vandeburie PART 1: PAPAL AND IMPERIAL INFLUENCE The Role of Pope Honorius III in the Fifth Crusade Thomas W. Smith « Totius populi Christiani negotium » : The Crusading Conception of Pope Honorius III, 1216–1221 Pierre-Vincent Claverie From King John of Jerusalem to the Emperor-elect Frederick II: a Neglected Letter from the Fifth Crusade Guy Perry PART 2: PREACHING AND PROPAGANDA The Impact of Prester John on the Fifth Crusade Bernard Hamilton The Fifth Crusade and the Conversion of the Muslims Barbara Bombi Crusade and Reform: The Sermons of Bibliothèque Nationale, nouv. acq. lat. 999 Jessalynn Bird PART 3: EGYPT AND THE HOLY LAND The Place of Egypt in the Military Strategy of the Crusades, 1099-1221 Alan V. Murray The Indigenous Christians of Ayyubid Egypt at the Time of the Fifth Crusade Kenneth Scott Parker Pilgrimage, the Holy Land and the Fifth Crusade E. J. Mylod PART 4: TEXTUAL TRADITIONS Ernoul, Eracles and the Fifth Crusade Peter Edbury « Rome, vos estes refroidie d’aidier la terre de Surie »: Originality and Reception of Huon of Saint-Quentin’s

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E. J. Mylod earned her PhD from the Institute for Medieval Studies, University of Leeds in 2014. Guy Perry is Lecturer in Medieval History at the University of Leeds. Thomas W. Smith is Assistant Professor in Medieval History at Trinity College, Dublin. Jan Vandeburie is currently a Leverhulme Abroad postdoctoral fellow at the Università degli Studi Roma Tre in Rome.

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