HIST 1500Y Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Promised Land, Just War Theory, First Crusade
19 Oct 2020
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10 days that shook the world: terror in history. Lecture #2, part 1: the role of religion (why did the crusades last so long and achieve so. Motives: not all crusaders would have had the same motives, most would have been acting in response to several factors, sincere religious belief a significant factor for many (very few atheists in medieval. Europe: going on a crusade was an act pleasing to god. Concern for afterlife: religious devotion growing 11c (monasticism, pilgrimage, church leadership more important (reform, sin and salvation (happy after-life was important to people), last judgement (fate of every person would be decided, repentance, confession, and penance. Crusade as penance: just war (acceptable to meet force with force, or protect the church was just, but hard to fight without sin and salvation difficult for rich, crusade as penance, granted a place in heaven.
