Title: Ransoming captives in crusader Spain
First published: 1986
Description: This is a study of the ransoming of Christian captives in the medieval Mediterranean, performed as a work of charity by the Order of Merced, or the Mercedarians. Thematically, it is related to the crusades, the cultural confrontation between Christians and Muslims, and to the development of charity orders within the medieval Catholic Church.
Subjects: Church history, Civilization, Islamic, Crusades, History, Islamic Civilization, Mercedarians, Spain, church history
Places: Spain
Time periods: Middle Ages, 1200-1400
LC classification: BX3800.Z5 S725 1986