Christian Dualist Heresies in the Byzantine World, c. 650-c. 1450
Christian Dualist Heresies in the Byzantine World, c. 650-c. 1450

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Publisher: Manchester University Press

Published: 2013-01-01

Total Pages: 344

ISBN-13: 1526112876

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Christian dualism originated in the reign of Constans II (641-68). It was a popular religion, which shared with orthodoxy an acceptance of scriptual authority and apostolic tradition and held a sacramental doctrine of salvation, but understood all these in a radically different way to the Orthodox Church. One of the differences was the strong part demonology played in the belief system. This text traces, through original sources, the origins of dualist Christianity throughout the Byzantine Empire, focusing on the Paulician movement in Armenia and Bogomilism in Bulgaria. It presents not only the theological texts, but puts the movements into their social and political context.

The Leper King and His Heirs
The Leper King and His Heirs

Author: Bernard Hamilton

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2005-07-07

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13: 9780521017473

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The reign of King Baldwin IV of Jerusalem (1174-85) has traditionally been seen as a period of decline when, because of the king's illness, power came to be held by unsuitable men who made the wrong policy decisions. Notably, they ignored the advice of Raymond of Tripoli and attacked Saladin, who was prepared to keep peace with the Franks while uniting the Islamic near east under his rule. This book challenges that view, arguing that peace with Saladin was not a viable option for the Franks; that the young king, despite suffering from lepromatous leprosy (the most deadly form of the disease) was an excellent battle leader who strove with some success to frustrate Saladin's imperial ambitions; that Baldwin had to remain king in order to hold factions in check; but that the society over which he presided was, contrary to what is often said, vigorous and self-confident.

The Crusades and their Sources
The Crusades and their Sources

Author: John France

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-12-05

Total Pages: 282

ISBN-13: 1351892061

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This volume is concerned with the sources for the study of the Crusades, conceived in terms of the records of their history and of their enemies, the motives that inspired them, and the monuments which they left behind. Some of the studies analyse particular historical sources, both written and visual, for the events of the Crusades and the history of the Crusader states. Others look more broadly at the impact of the Crusading movement in the West, its origins and its propaganda, from the First Crusade to the time of Erasmus.

NABSE and ME (National Alliance of Black School Educators)
NABSE and ME (National Alliance of Black School Educators)

Author: Bernard Hamilton Jr

Publisher: To the Point

Published: 2019-12-10

Total Pages: 314

ISBN-13: 9781733860284

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NABSE & Me is a memoir of the 22nd President of the National Alliance of Black School Educators. His successful work as a Principal, Superintendent, Associate Commissioner and Executive Director of the only national organization that represents all Black educators and those who serve all youth but especially Black Youth. Dr. Bernard Hamilton was asked to save many schools and found his new Presidential role in NABSE one of saving the organization from scandal and economic disaster. Prior to ending his presidential term with NABSE he placed the organization in a positive position for the future but loss his son to drugs and suicide.

Latin and Greek Monasticism in the Crusader States
Latin and Greek Monasticism in the Crusader States

Author: Bernard Hamilton

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2020-10-22

Total Pages: 565

ISBN-13: 1108915922

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Monasticism was the dominant form of religious life both in the medieval West and in the Byzantine world. Latin and Greek Monasticism in the Crusader States explores the parallel histories of monasticism in western and Byzantine traditions in the Near East in the period c.1050-1300. Bernard Hamilton and Andrew Jotischky follow the parallel histories of new Latin foundations alongside the survival and revival of Greek Orthodox monastic life under Crusader rule. Examining the involvement of monasteries in the newly founded Crusader States, the institutional organization of monasteries, the role of monastic life in shaping expressions of piety, and the literary and cultural products of monasteries, this meticulously researched survey will facilitate a new understanding of indigenous religious institutions and culture in the Crusader states.

Prester John, the Mongols, and the Ten Lost Tribes
Prester John, the Mongols, and the Ten Lost Tribes

Author: Charles Fraser Beckingham

Publisher: Variorum Publishing

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 350

ISBN-13:

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This study makes an important contribution to the study of the Prester John legend and will be of interest to a wide range of scholars working in the field of medieval history and literature. The principal sources relating to Prester John are reprinted here for the first time in more than a century, together with a number of key modern articles on this topic. In addition, an international group of scholars has contributed six new studies which examine the legend in the context of Mongol history, Russian literature, the medieval Jewish accounts of the Ten Lost Tribes, the crusading movement, and the Portuguese voyages of exploration.

The Mongols and the West
The Mongols and the West

Author: Peter Jackson

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2018-04-09

Total Pages: 423

ISBN-13: 135118282X

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The Mongols and the West provides a comprehensive survey of relations between the Catholic West and the Mongol Empire from the first appearance of Chinggis (Genghis) Khan’s armies on Europe’s horizons in 1221 to the battle of Tannenberg in 1410. This book has been designed to provide a synthesis of previous scholarship on relations between the Mongols and the Catholic world as well as to offer new approaches and conclusions on the subject. It considers the tension between Western hopes of the Mongols as allies against growing Muslim powers and the Mongols’ position as conquerors with their own agenda, and evaluates the impact of Mongol-Western contacts on the West’s expanding knowledge of the world. This second edition takes into account the wealth of scholarly literature that has emerged in the years since the previous edition and contains significantly extended chapters on trade and mission. It charts the course of military confrontation and diplomatic relations between the Mongols and the West, and re-examines the commercial opportunities offered to Western merchants by Mongol rule and the failure of Catholic missionaries to convert the Mongols to Christianity. Fully revised and containing a range of maps, genealogical tables and both European and non-European sources throughout, The Mongols and the West is ideal for students of medieval European history and the crusades.

Something Rotten
Something Rotten

Author: Alan M. Gratz

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2009-01-08

Total Pages: 225

ISBN-13: 1101046333

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Denmark, Tennessee, stinks. The smell hits Horatio Wilkes the moment he pulls into town to visit his best friend, Hamilton Prince. And it's not just the paper plant and the polluted river that's stinking up Denmark: Hamilton's father has been poisoned and the killer is still at large. Why? Because nobody believes that Rex Prince was murdered. Nobody except Horatio and Hamilton. Now they need to find the killer, but it won't be easy. It seems like everyone in Denmark is a suspect. Motive, means, opportunity--they all have them. But who among them has committed murder most foul?

Snakes & Ladders
Snakes & Ladders

Author: Sean Slater

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2012-03-15

Total Pages: 621

ISBN-13: 0857200410

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When staying alive is the only game worth playing… Detective Jacob Striker has had more than his fair share of brushes with death. But this one really shocks him. When he is called to attend a suicide at a decrepit apartment on the bad side of town, he expects to find one more life lost to mental illness and drug addiction. But this time the victim is not just another sad statistic, this time it's someone Striker knows. And one thing is obvious to Striker: this wasn't suicide. Striker's investigation quickly leads him to the Riverglen Mental Health Facility. The victim was a patient from the support group overseen by psychiatrist Dr Erich Ostermann. And when Striker discovers Larisa Logan - a dear friend of his, and also a patient of Dr Ostermann - has gone missing, his investigation goes into overdrive. Racing against time and a chilling adversary, Striker searches desperately for Larisa. It is a dangerous game they play, where one throw of the dice can catapult you to a place of dominance - or send you sliding to your doom.

Women, Crusading and the Holy Land in Historical Narrative
Women, Crusading and the Holy Land in Historical Narrative

Author: Natasha R. Hodgson

Publisher: Boydell Press

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 316

ISBN-13: 9781843833321

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Women's role in crusades and crusading examined through a close investigation of the narratives in which they appear. Narratives of crusading have often been overlooked as a source for the history of women because of their focus on martial events, and perceptions about women inhibiting the recruitment and progress of crusading armies. Yet women consistently appeared in the histories of crusade and settlement, performing a variety of roles. While some were vilified as "useless mouths" or prostitutes, others undertook menial tasks for the army, went on crusade with retinuesof their own knights, and rose to political prominence in the Levant and and the West. This book compares perceptions of women from a wide range of historical narratives including those eyewitness accounts, lay histories andmonastic chronicles that pertained to major crusade expeditions and the settler society in the Holy Land. It addresses how authors used events involving women and stereotypes based on gender, family role, and social status in writing their histories: how they blended historia and fabula, speculated on women's motivations, and occasionally granted them a literary voice in order to connect with their audience, impart moral advice, and justify the crusade ideal. Dr NATASHA R. HODGSON teaches at Nottingham Trent University.