Ransoming captives in crusader Spain
the Order of Merced on the Christian-Islamic frontier
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Author
Publication
1986 - University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Language
English
Word Count
49,000 words, Guess
Page Count
196 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL2539367M
- ISBN-100812280016
- OCLC Control Number12553870
- Internet Archiveransomingcaptive0000brod
- Library of Congress Control Number85020362
and 2 more
- LibraryThing9711629
- Goodreads4050344
Classifications
- DDC271/.45/046
- LCCBX3800.Z5 S725 1986
Description
This is a study of the ransoming of Christian captives in the medieval Mediterranean, performed as a work of charity by the Order of Merced, or the Mercedarians. Thematically, it is related to the crusades, the cultural confrontation between Christians and Muslims, and to the development of charity orders within the medieval Catholic Church.
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Series Statement
- The Middle Ages
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- Ransoming captives in crusader Spain: the Order of Merced on the Christian-Islamic frontier
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