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Thinking about the Holy Land and crusading in the Crowns of Aragon and Navarre (thirteenth century)
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Bonet, Maria Pavón, Julia |
| Copyright Year | 2021 |
| Description | The Holy Land and the Crusades continued to be a point of reference in the thoughts and ambitions of many men and women in the Hispanic territories of the Crowns of Aragon and Navarre during the thirteenth century. Little over a century after the onset of Western expansion towards the East Mediterranean coasts, the attraction of Jerusalem and the crusader territories still endured in the Eastern kingdoms of the Iberian Peninsula, not only as a myth or symbol but as a reality manifested in political action. When the popes requested that the Hispanic kingdoms contributed to the crusade, the evocation of crusading had a different echo in Castile from Aragon and Navarre. In the first, it served as a basis to strengthen the narrative arguments in literature and other sources related to the concept and ideal of the so-called Reconquest; whereas, in the second, it responded to different circumstances and needs, as we will see in these pages.$ ^{1}$ Book Name: Settlement and Crusade in the Thirteenth Century |
| Related Links | https://api.taylorfrancis.com/content/chapters/edit/download?identifierName=doi&identifierValue=10.4324/9780429203886-22&type=chapterpdf |
| Ending Page | 269 |
| Page Count | 16 |
| Starting Page | 254 |
| DOI | 10.4324/9780429203886-22 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited |
| Publisher Date | 2021-05-27 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Book Name: Settlement and Crusade in the Thirteenth Century History Medieval & Renaissance Studies Crusading Aragon and Navarre Holy Land Thirteenth Century Kingdoms Territories |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Chapter |
