The Violent Pilgrimage: Christians, Muslims and Holy Conflicts, 850-1150

"This wide-ranging study includes such topics as the background to the First Crusade, the Knights Templar, Bernard of Clairvaux, the Cistercian Order, the works of Peter the Venerable, apocalyptic hopes and fears, and martyrdom in the context of Christian conflicts with Islam. The book also examines papal documents, Spanish polemics, crusade chronicles, and other works"--Provided by publisher.