God's batallions
God's batallions
a history of the Crusades as the first Western war on Muslim terror and aggression
About this book
In God's Battalions, award-winning author Rodney Stark takes on the long-held view that the Crusades were the first round of European colonialism, conducted for land, loot, and converts by barbarian Christians who victimized the cultivated Muslims. Instead, Stark argues that the Crusades were the first military response to Muslim terrorist aggession.
Details
- OL Work ID
- OL15059249W
Subjects
IslamReligion and civilizationRelationsChristianityMedieval CivilizationCrusadesChristianity and other religionsHistory