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Book 1204  the Unholy Crusade

Download or read book 1204 the Unholy Crusade written by John Godfrey and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1980 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Unholy Crusade

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  • Author : Dennis Wheatley
  • Publisher : A&C Black
  • Release : 2014-02-25
  • ISBN : 1448213711
  • Pages : 418 pages

Download or read book Unholy Crusade written by Dennis Wheatley and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2014-02-25 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With an effort Adam came back to earth. This was no dream but really happening. Adam Gordon, the poor Scots lad who, through a number of strange vicissitudes, had made good, become a best-selling author and flown out to Mexico in search of a background for a new book, had got himself caught up in a conspiracy to overthrow the government and, dressed in the costume of a Toltec Prince, was about to present himself as a Man-God to scores of credulous people. It was absurd, ridiculous-but a fact. Set in modern and ancient Mexico, Unholy Crusade recounts the adventures of 'Lucky' Adam Gordon, a young best-selling novelist who has gone to that country in search of background material for a new book, and who soon finds himself in love with the exquisitely beautiful but deeply religious Chela. Adam's ability to go back in time enables the reader to glimpse both the magnificent and barbaric sides of ancient Mexican civilisation, but this is only part of the story. Adam becomes entangled with a group of sinister individuals who are prepared to go to almost any lengths to achieve their evil ambition, finds himself continually fraught with danger, is caught between two powerful rival factions, and is forced to participate in blood-curdling pagan rites.

Book Unholy Crusade

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  • Author : Dennis Wheatley
  • Publisher : Arrow
  • Release : 1967
  • ISBN : 9780090018901
  • Pages : 384 pages

Download or read book Unholy Crusade written by Dennis Wheatley and published by Arrow. This book was released on 1967 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Unholy Crusade

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  • Release : 1967
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book Unholy Crusade written by and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Unholy Crusade

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  • Author : William W. Lace
  • Publisher : Lucent Press
  • Release : 2006
  • ISBN : 9781590188460
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book The Unholy Crusade written by William W. Lace and published by Lucent Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the Back Cover: The Lucent Library of Historical Eras offers young readers insight into important eras in world history. Individual books in every multivolume set present readers with a historical perspective and comprehensive picture of the cultural, political, and social events that characterize a given era. Fully documented primary and secondary source accounts enliven the text. Bibliographies, maps and photographs, sidebars, and indexes make these useful tools for student researchers.

Book Infidel Kings and Unholy Warriors

Download or read book Infidel Kings and Unholy Warriors written by Brian A. Catlos and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2014-08-26 with total page 471 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An in-depth portrait of the Crusades-era Mediterranean world, and a new understanding of the forces that shaped it In Infidel Kings and Unholy Warriors, the award-winning scholar Brian Catlos puts us on the ground in the Mediterranean world of 1050–1200. We experience the sights and sounds of the region just as enlightened Islamic empires and primitive Christendom began to contest it. We learn about the siege tactics, theological disputes, and poetry of this enthralling time. And we see that people of different faiths coexisted far more frequently than we are commonly told. Catlos's meticulous reconstruction of the era allows him to stunningly overturn our most basic assumption about it: that it was defined by religious extremism. He brings to light many figures who were accepted as rulers by their ostensible foes. Samuel B. Naghrilla, a self-proclaimed Jewish messiah, became the force behind Muslim Granada. Bahram Pahlavuni, an Armenian Christian, wielded power in an Islamic caliphate. And Philip of Mahdia, a Muslim eunuch, rose to admiral in the service of Roger II, the Christian "King of Africa." What their lives reveal is that, then as now, politics were driven by a mix of self-interest, personality, and ideology. Catlos draws a similar lesson from his stirring chapters on the early Crusades, arguing that the notions of crusade and jihad were not causes of war but justifications. He imparts a crucial insight: the violence of the past cannot be blamed primarily on religion.

Book Unholy Crusade

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  • Author : Zoe Robinson
  • Publisher : Lulu.com
  • Release : 2012-03
  • ISBN : 095424558X
  • Pages : 102 pages

Download or read book Unholy Crusade written by Zoe Robinson and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012-03 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do I think vampires exist? I've seen skin rot in sunlight; and people go from husks to healhy after drinking blood. People with death certificates. My name is Seth Baron and I don't just think vampires exist, I know it. Gretl Lune watched as her family was brutally murdered before she herself died. Now, risen from the grave, she searches across the world for her killer. Seth Baron morns the loss of his only son to a petty dealer. His killer has evaded justice for over a decade. Now he is dead, but it was not at Seth's hands. With nothing left to live for and no chance at avenging his son, Seth is a man with nothing to lose. When Gretl and Seth are thrown together by the man who destroyed both their worlds, the results are explosive. From the creator of All Over the House, The Life of Nob T. Mouse, and Ink Proof Cannon.

Book An Unholy Crusade

Download or read book An Unholy Crusade written by Ken Warner and published by . This book was released on 1989-04 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Unholy War

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  • Author : Randall Price
  • Publisher : Harvest House Publishers
  • Release : 2001
  • ISBN : 9780736908238
  • Pages : 452 pages

Download or read book Unholy War written by Randall Price and published by Harvest House Publishers. This book was released on 2001 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A concise examination of the Middle East conflict surrounding Jerusalem provides historical information while considering Jewish and Arab claims to the city, the political significance of the conflict, and the prospects for both war and peace. Original.

Book Crusade

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  • Author : Elizabeth Laird
  • Publisher : Pan Macmillan
  • Release : 2008-09-04
  • ISBN : 0330477846
  • Pages : 401 pages

Download or read book Crusade written by Elizabeth Laird and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2008-09-04 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Crusade is a richly detailed historical adventure, from Carnegie shortlisted author, Elizabeth Laird. Two boys. Two faiths. One unholy war . . . When Adam's mother dies unconfessed, he pledges to save her soul with dust from the Holy Land. Employed as a dog-boy for the local knight, Adam grabs the chance to join the Crusade to reclaim Jerusalem. He burns with determination to strike down the infidel enemy . . . Salim, a merchant's son, is leading an uneventful life in the port of Acre - until news arrives that a Crusader attack is imminent. To keep Salim safe, his father buys him an apprenticeship with an esteemed, travelling doctor. But Salim's employment leads him to the heart of Sultan Saladin's camp - and into battle against the barbaric and unholy invaders . . .

Book The Fourth Crusade

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  • Author : Donald E. Queller
  • Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
  • Release : 1999-09-02
  • ISBN : 9780812217131
  • Pages : 382 pages

Download or read book The Fourth Crusade written by Donald E. Queller and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 1999-09-02 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On August 15, 1199, Pope Innocent III called for a renewed effort to deliver Jerusalem from the Infidel, but the Fourth Crusade had a very different outcome from the one he preached. Proceeding no further than Constantinople, the Crusaders sacked the capital of eastern Christendom and installed a Latin ruler on the throne of Byzantium. This revised and expanded edition of The Fourth Crusade gives fresh emphasis to events in Byzantium and the Byzantine response to the actions of the Crusaders. Included in this edition is a chapter on the sack of Constantinople and the election of its Latin emperor. A History Book Club selection.

Book Warriors of God

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  • Author : James Reston, Jr.
  • Publisher : Anchor
  • Release : 2007-12-18
  • ISBN : 030743012X
  • Pages : 450 pages

Download or read book Warriors of God written by James Reston, Jr. and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2007-12-18 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Acclaimed author James Reston, Jr.'s Warriors of God is the rich and engaging account of the Third Crusade (1187-1192), a conflict that would shape world history for centuries and which can still be felt in the Middle East and throughout the world today. James Reston, Jr. offers a gripping narrative of the epic battle that left Jerusalem in Muslim hands until the twentieth century, bringing an objective perspective to the gallantry, greed, and religious fervor that fueled the bloody clash between Christians and Muslims. As he recounts this rousing story, Reston brings to life the two legendary figures who led their armies against each other. He offers compelling portraits of Saladin, the wise and highly cultured leader who created a united empire, and Richard the Lionheart, the romantic personification of chivalry who emerges here in his full complexity and contradictions. From its riveting scenes of blood-soaked battles to its pageant of fascinating, larger-than-life characters, Warriors of God is essential history, history that helps us understand today's world.

Book Higher Education and the Unholy Crusade Against Governmental Regulation

Download or read book Higher Education and the Unholy Crusade Against Governmental Regulation written by Harry T. Edwards and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Issues pertaining to increasing government regulation of higher education, monetary and nonmonetary costs of such regulation, and court cases and legislation that illustrate the academic autonomy versus governmental interference conflict are considered in this book by a circuit judge. It is suggested that although colleges and universities have been involved in governmental regulations and court suits in the 1970s, they have fared well, especially when their dependence on governmental agencies for funding is considered. It is claimed that the criticism that the implementation of federal regulations is draining schools of too much money has not been substantiated. However, no one is sure how much federal regulation costs. It is suggested that as a critical element in society, education cannot expect to continue to be left completely autonomous, particularly since educational institutions have contributed to social injustices. One approach to determine the impact of governmental regulations is to study court opinions that have faced the conflict between the government's desire to implement public policies and the academicians' desire to remain autonomous from governmental interference. Significant legal developments in the following areas of special concern to educators are reviewed: employment discrimination, procedural due process for faculty, financial exigency as a ground for dismissal, procedural due process for students, Title IX, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. It is concluded that these developments demonstrate that the doctrine of academic abstention has remained substantially intact. It is predicted that in the next decade the disruptive effects of external regulations will likely decrease. Views expressed by the Sloan Commission on Government and Higher Education are considered. A bibliography is appended. (SW)

Book The Unholy Crusade

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  • Author : Lochlainn Seabrook
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2017-01-10
  • ISBN : 9781943737390
  • Pages : 216 pages

Download or read book The Unholy Crusade written by Lochlainn Seabrook and published by . This book was released on 2017-01-10 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abraham Lincoln didn't "preserve the Union" or "abolish slavery," so what is the true legacy of his war? As award-winning historian Colonel Lochlainn Seabrook reveals in his poignant, lavishly illustrated pictorial, "The Unholy Crusade," it was Lincoln's illegal, unnecessary, and merciless destruction of the South. A must-read!

Book A Most Holy War

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  • Author : Mark Gregory Pegg
  • Publisher : Oxford University Press
  • Release : 2009-10-30
  • ISBN : 0195393104
  • Pages : 284 pages

Download or read book A Most Holy War written by Mark Gregory Pegg and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2009-10-30 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Historian Pegg has produced a swift-moving, gripping narrative of a horrific crusade, drawing in part on thousands of testimonies collected by inquisitors in the years 1235 to 1245. These accounts of ordinary men and women bring the story vividly to life.

Book Uncharted Seas

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  • Author : Dennis Wheatley
  • Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
  • Release : 2014-01-16
  • ISBN : 1448212847
  • Pages : 393 pages

Download or read book Uncharted Seas written by Dennis Wheatley and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2014-01-16 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the face of an Atlantic hurricane, a boatload of mis-matched crew and passengers find themselves aboard a life-boat and must pit their strength against the rigours of the open sea. Tension mounts both inside and outside the rescue vessel - the desirable Synolda is forced into the arms of a man who knows her past and uses that knowledge. A man with hatred in his eyes – a hatred that can only be satisfied with blood. There is mutiny and murder before the unrelenting Sargasso weed entombs them all. But suddenly land is sighted – land unmarked on the chart, concealing further, unimaginable horrors.

Book The Great and Holy War

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  • Author : Philip Jenkins
  • Publisher : Lion Books
  • Release : 2014-06-20
  • ISBN : 0745956742
  • Pages : 428 pages

Download or read book The Great and Holy War written by Philip Jenkins and published by Lion Books. This book was released on 2014-06-20 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Great and Holy War offers the first look at how religion created and prolonged the First World War, and the lasting impact it had on Christianity and world religions more extensively in the century that followed. The war was fought by the world's leading Christian nations, who presented the conflict as a holy war. A steady stream of patriotic and militaristic rhetoric was served to an unprecedented audience, using language that spoke of holy war and crusade, of apocalypse and Armageddon. But this rhetoric was not mere state propaganda. Philip Jenkins reveals how the widespread belief in angels, apparitions, and the supernatural, was a driving force throughout the war and shaped all three of the Abrahamic religions - Christianity, Judaism, and Islam - paving the way for modern views of religion and violence. The disappointed hopes and moral compromises that followed the war also shaped the political climate of the rest of the century, giving rise to such phenomena as Nazism, totalitarianism, and communism. Connecting remarkable incidents and characters - from Karl Barth to Carl Jung, the Christmas Truce to the Armenian Genocide - Jenkins creates a powerful and persuasive narrative that brings together global politics, history, and spiritual crisis. We cannot understand our present religious, political, and cultural climate without understanding the dramatic changes initiated by the First World War. The war created the world's religious map as we know it today.