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Gateway to the Heavenly City: Crusader Jerusalem and the Catholic West (1099–1187) - Church, Faith and Culture in the Medieval West Sylvia Schein New edition
Gateway to the Heavenly City: Crusader Jerusalem and the Catholic West (1099–1187) - Church, Faith and Culture in the Medieval West
Sylvia Schein
This volume presents a penetrating analysis of the attitudes of Latin Christendom towards Jerusalem in the period from the First Crusade to the Muslim capture of the city in 1187. Based on a detailed examination of the source materials, from poetry and song to chronicles and charters, this book paints a clear picture of the place of the Earthly and the Heavenly Jerusalem in Latin Christendom.
282 pages, 1 map, ports.
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | April 18, 2005 |
| ISBN13 | 9780754606499 |
| Publishers | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Pages | 264 |
| Dimensions | 242 × 163 × 19 mm · 554 g |
| Language | English |
| Series Editor | Bolton, Dr. Brenda |
| Series Editor | Duggan, Professor Anne J. |
| Series Editor | Smith, Dr. Damian J. |