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Rewriting the First Crusade
Epistolary Culture in the Middle Ages
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Rewriting the First Crusade examines the letters stemming from the First Crusade to understand the launch, campaign, and aftermath of the expedition.
Between 1095 and 1100, these letters sustained social relationships across the Mediterranean and within Europe, serving as historical writing, literary invention, news, and theological interpretation.
They served ecclesiastical administration, projected authority, and formed focal points for spiritual commemoration and para-liturgical campaigns.
The book argues that some letters are post hoc inventions, composed by scribe-readers adding new layers of meaning.
Between 1095 and 1100, these letters sustained social relationships across the Mediterranean and within Europe, serving as historical writing, literary invention, news, and theological interpretation.
They served ecclesiastical administration, projected authority, and formed focal points for spiritual commemoration and para-liturgical campaigns.
The book argues that some letters are post hoc inventions, composed by scribe-readers adding new layers of meaning.
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Tom Smith
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The First Crusade: The Road to Jerusalem
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Dr. Thomas Smith
Thomas Smith, "Rewriting the First Crusade: Epistolary Culture in the Middle Ages" (Boydell & Brewer, 2024)
