Apocalyptic Conversion: The Joachite Alternative to the Crusades
Then to the font the Paynim folk they drive. Should Carlon's orders by any be defied The Man is hanged or slain or burned with fire, An hundred thousand or more are thus baptized And christened. …’ With these succinct lines, the Chanson de Roland conveys the aggressive intolerance which charact...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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1969
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Traditio
Year: 1969, Volume: 25, Pages: 127-154 |
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| Summary: | Then to the font the Paynim folk they drive. Should Carlon's orders by any be defied The Man is hanged or slain or burned with fire, An hundred thousand or more are thus baptized And christened. …’ With these succinct lines, the Chanson de Roland conveys the aggressive intolerance which characterized the crusading spirit. From the apostolic period, Christianity had usually been propagated by missionaries who tried to persuade the pagan people to accept the faith voluntarily. |
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| ISSN: | 2166-5508 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Traditio
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S036215290001093X |