Preaching the crusades : Medicant friars and the cross in the thirteenth century
This study describes the way in which the Franciscan and Dominican orders became involved in preaching the cross and examines their contribution to the crusading movement of the thirteenth century.
x, 202 p. ; 22 cm.
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Introduction; 1. The founder saints and the crusades; 2. Pope Gregory IX and the early friars; 3. Papal crusade propaganda and the friars; 4. The organisation 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.
Bibliografía : p. 175-190