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Alexander III
Antipope Victor IV
Author_Mihai agnea
Baltic pagan societies
Bellum Iustum
canon law
canon law development
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Celestine III
Crusade ideology
crusading rhetoric
Cur Deus Homo
Danish Crusaders
ecclesiastical politics
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forced religious conversion
Gesta Episcoporum
Honorius III
Innocent Iii
Libertas Ecclesiae
Livonian Brothers
Livonian Rhymed Chronicle
medieval church history
Polish Duke
Pope Adrian IV
Pope Alexander III
Pope Honorius III
Pope Innocent Iii
Saxon Duke
Saxon Nobles
Suffragan Dioceses
Sword Brothers
Teutonic Order
twelfth century crusade ideology analysis
Twelfth Century Germany
Violated Canon Law
Wendish Crusade
Product details
- ISBN 9781032177465
- Weight: 140g
- Dimensions: 138 x 216mm
- Publication Date: 30 Sep 2021
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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The Wendish Crusade of 1147, one of the Northern Crusades and a part of the Second Crusade, took place at a critical phase in the evolution of crusading rhetoric. The initiators and apologists of the campaign employed rhetorical devices to justify the occupation of a region and conversion of a population under the auspices of a crusade. A detailed examination of the primary sources shows that the justification of a crusade against apostates was not only a German endeavour, or the pope’s will, but a political reality of the twelfth century. Therefore, the attitude of the papacy is shown to be reactive rather than proactive.
Mihai Dragnea completed his doctoral research at the Romanian Academy ('Nicolae Iorga' Institute of History). The thesis entitled Mission and Crusade in the Wendish Territory, 12th Century was published in Romanian in 2019. His research interests include the relations between Germans and Wends during the High Middle Ages, with a focus on crusading and conversion. He is the current President of the Balkan History Association.
