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The Fifth Crusade in Context The Crusading Movement in the Early Thirteenth Century

Edited By E.J. Mylod, Guy Perry, Thomas Smith, Jan Vandeburie Copyright 2017
    264 Pages
    by Routledge

    264 Pages
    by Routledge

    264 Pages
    by Routledge
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    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.

    List of Maps, Figures, Tables



    List of Contributors



    Foreword (Bernard Hamilton)



    Acknowledgements



    List of Abbreviations





    Introduction









    1. The Historiography of the Fifth Crusade




      2. Jan Vandeburie





      　



      PART 1: PAPAL AND IMPERIAL INFLUENCE







    2. The Role of Pope Honorius III in the Fifth Crusade




      3. Thomas W. Smith







    3. «　Totius populi Christiani negotium　»　: The Crusading Conception of Pope Honorius　III, 1216–1221




      4. Pierre-Vincent Claverie







    4. From King John of Jerusalem to the Emperor-elect Frederick II: a Neglected Letter from the Fifth Crusade




      5. Guy Perry





      　



      PART 2: PREACHING AND PROPAGANDA







    5. The Impact of Prester John on the Fifth Crusade




      6. Bernard Hamilton







    6. The Fifth Crusade and the Conversion of the Muslims




      7. Barbara Bombi







    7. Crusade and Reform: The Sermons of Bibliothèque Nationale, nouv. acq. lat. 999




      8. Jessalynn Bird





      　



      PART 3: EGYPT AND THE HOLY LAND







    8. The Place of Egypt in the Military Strategy of the Crusades, 1099-1221




      9. Alan V. Murray







    9. The Indigenous Christians of Ayyubid Egypt at the Time of the Fifth Crusade




      10. Kenneth Scott Parker







    10. Pilgrimage, the Holy Land and the Fifth Crusade




      11. E. J. Mylod





      　



      PART 4: TEXTUAL TRADITIONS







    11. Ernoul, Eracles and the Fifth Crusade




      12. Peter Edbury







    12. «　Rome, vos estes refroidie d’aidier la terre de Surie　»: Originality and Reception of Huon of Saint-Quentin’s

    Biography

    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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