Holy War: The Crusades and Their Impact on Today's World

Name: Holy War: The Crusades and Their Impact on Today's World
Brand: Recyclivre
Author: Karen Armstrong
ISBN: 9780333445440

Karen Armstrong

14/11/1988
Macmillan

NC (0 avis)

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Résumé

This re-assessment of the Crusades and the turmoil in the Middle East today attempts to untangle the web of misconceptions and prejudice that has distorted the subject and looks behind the legend at the facts of burning witches and heretics, the Spanish Inquisition and the massacre of inocents. The author also attempts to evaluate the effects of Christianity, Judaism and Islam shedding new light on the extraordinary power of religion on our history and on today's suffering in the Middle East.