Jerusalem in Medieval Christian Thought
In the prophetic tradition, the dwelling of God is understood as a spiritual one. Yet, in spite of the expressed manner in which Jerusalem was called The Holy City, an element of imperfection remained.
‘Stronger than men and braver than knights’: women and the pilgrimages to Jerusalem and Rome in the later middle ages
Pilgrimage, like any other form of travel in the later middle ages, was time-consuming, expensive, and dangerous.
Byzantine-era Christian prayer box discovered in Jerusalem
A miniature Christian prayer box decorated with a cross has been uncovered in archaeological excavations in Jerusalem
The Political Crusades – A useful historiographical concept?
The Political Crusades – A useful historiographical concept? Følner, Bjarke MA. Honours, University of Edinburgh (2001) Abstract This paper deals with the modern…
FROM THE STATELY TO THE SMUTTY: SHIFTING PERCEPTIONS OF THE CRUSADES IN AN ILLUMINATED CHRONICLE
FROM THE STATELY TO THE SMUTTY: SHIFTING PERCEPTIONS OF THE CRUSADES IN AN ILLUMINATED CHRONICLE Leson, Robert Oeuvre, Newsletter of the Department of…
The Letters of Eljigidei, Hülegü, and Abaqa: Mongol Overtures or Christian Ventriloquism?
The Letters of Eljigidei, Hülegü, and Abaqa: Mongol Overtures or Christian Ventriloquism? Aigle, Denise (French Institute for the Middle East – Damascus) Inner…
The Crusader Church of the Holy Sepulchre
The Crusader Church of the Holy Sepulchre Burke, Tiffany L. (University of Notre Dame Department of History) University of Notre Dame, March 22 (2002)…
Representations of Jerusalem in Christian-European Maps from the 6th to the 16th Centuries: A Comparative Tool for Reading the Message of a Map in its Cultural Context
Representations of Jerusalem in Christian-European Maps from the 6th to the 16th Centuries:A Comparative Tool for Reading the Message of a Map in its Cultural Context…
Why Jerusalem? Why then? A study of the religious significance of Jerusalem to the West in 1095
Why Jerusalem? Why then? A study of the religious significance of Jerusalem to the West in 1095 Larson, Erin (Clemson University) PhD Thesis, Clemson…
Sharing Sacred Space: Holy Places in Jerusalem Between Christianity, Judaism, and Islam
One of the most intriguing phenomena in the study of sacred space and pilgrimage to holy places is how believers of different faiths may share sanctity.