From the Crusades to the Renaissance

Robert U. Ayres ()
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Chapter Chapter 2 in The History and Future of Economics, 2023, pp 9-17 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The crusades—basically a long-running war between Christianity and Islam—is not remembered with pride, by the descendants on either side. In 1095, at the Council of Clermont, Pope Urban II proclaimed the First Crusade, to support the Byzantine emperor Alexios I against the Seljuk Turks. Having no army to command, he called for a pilgrimage to Jerusalem, relying on its participants to arm themselves. This call was met by an enthusiastic popular response. The first Crusaders were a melange of discontents with many motivations, including religious salvation, opportunities for fame and glory and hopes of loot.

Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-26208-1_2

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