Reconquest and Crusade in Medieval Spain
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Length
322 pages
Author
Joseph F. O'Callaghan
Eras
Islamic Era (622-1492)
Types
History
Synopsis
"A survey of royal military activity in Spain from the late eleventh through the mid-thirteenth centuries. . . . The author scrutinizes the ecclesiastical sources of the period to establish the interconnection of papal and Iberian royal plans for warring against the Muslim opposition, . . . arguing for an expanded concept of the Crusades that would include the kingdoms of the Iberian Peninsula. . . . Highly recommended."—Choice
"O'Callaghan's book is the first to place the Reconquista within the context of papal support for military action against Islam."—Religious Studies Review
About the Author
Joseph F. O'Callaghan is Professor Emeritus of History at Fordham University. He is the author of many books on Spanish history, including The Gibraltar Crusade: Castile and the Battle for the Strait, also published by the University of Pennsylvania Press, and A History of Medieval Spain. [Amazon]
"O'Callaghan's book is the first to place the Reconquista within the context of papal support for military action against Islam."—Religious Studies Review
About the Author
Joseph F. O'Callaghan is Professor Emeritus of History at Fordham University. He is the author of many books on Spanish history, including The Gibraltar Crusade: Castile and the Battle for the Strait, also published by the University of Pennsylvania Press, and A History of Medieval Spain. [Amazon]
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Released
2004
Location
Europe & Mideast
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