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The Holy War

Edited by Thomas Patrick Murphy

Frontmatter and Preface

   Introduction Stanley J. Kahrl
   The Genesis of the Crusades: The Springs of Western Ideas of Holy War H. E. J. Cowdrey
   Holy Warriors: The Romanseque Rider and the Fight Against Islam Linda V. Seidel
   Early Crusade Songs Richard L. Crocker
   Holy War and the Medieval Lawyers James A. Brundage
   Islamic Conceptions of the Holy War W. Montgomery Watt
   Renaissance Warfare: A Metaphor in Conflict Thomas M. Greene
   The Holy War: Panel Discussion Opening Remarks by Chadwick F. Alger

Notes on the Contributors and Index

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