具体描述
In The Ottoman Threat and Crusading on the Eastern Border of Christendom during the Fifteenth Century Liviu Pilat and Ovidiu Cristea focus on less-known aspects of the later crusades in Eastern Europe, examining the ideals of holy war and political pragmatism. They analyze the Ottoman threat and crusading as political themes through a unifying vision based in the political realities of the fifteenth century and the complex relationship between crusading, Ottoman expansion, and the political interests of the Christian states in the region. Approaching the relationship between the borders of Christendom and crusading as a highly complex phenomenon, Pilat and Cristea introduce new elements to the image of Latin Christendom's frontier from the perspective of Catholic-Orthodox relations, frontier ideology, and crusading rhetoric in political propaganda.
作者简介
Liviu Pilat, Ph.D. (2007), "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University, is Professor of Medieval History at that university. He has published monographs and articles on various aspects of Central and Eastern Europe political history in the fifteenth century.
Ovidiu Cristea, Ph. D. (2003), Institute of History "Nicolae Iorga", is senior researcher at the same centre of historical research. He has published monographs and articles concerning the Venetian presence in the Black Sea and the Mediterranean in the fourteenth to sixteenth centuries, on the Later Crusades and on the political history of late medieval Wallachia and Moldavia.
目录信息
List of Maps and Illustrations
Introduction
The Sources
Ottoman Threat and Crusading
Frontier Societies and the Eastern Border of Christendom
Crusading, Information and Propaganda
1 Crusade and Commercial Hegemony in the Black Sea from the Fourth Crusade to the Ottoman Conquest
The Fourth Crusade and its Consequences in the Black Sea Area
The Genoese Hegemony in the Black Sea, the Venetian Reaction and the Crusade
The Hungarian—Venetian Rivalry and the Ottoman Threat
From the “War of Tenedos” to the Crusade of Nicopolis
Kilia as an Outpost in Hungary’s Crusading Projects
2 The Eastern Border and the Struggle for Supremacy in the Northern Black Sea
Ottoman Threat, Christian Solidarity and Political Rivalry
The Eastern Border in Sigismund of Luxembourg’s Plans
Ottoman Threat and Crusading in Jagiello’s Policy
Witold’s Ambition to Control North-Western Black Sea
A Failed Anti-Ottoman Campaign
The Eastern Border and the Teutonic Knights
Schismatics, Heretics and Crusaders
3 The Union of Florence, Crusade and Ottoman Hegemony in the Black Sea
The Fail of the Union in Eastern Europe
Crusade Plans and Political Contradictions
John Hunyadi, Kilia and the Fall of Constantinople
The Eastern Border of Christendom, Mehmed II and the Byzantine Legacy
Crusading Versus Economic Interests
4 Crusade and Political Propaganda in the Last Years of Mehmed II
The Crusade of Pope Sixtus IV
A Schismatic Crusader
Diplomatic Actions of Venice
A Great Christian Victory
Matthias Corvinus Propaganda
A Plan of the Annihilation of Mehmed II and the Fall of Caffa
Moldavia the “Gateway of Christendom”
The Campaign of Mehmed II in Moldavia
One Battle, More Victories
A New Crusade Plan: Reconquest of Caffa
The Crusade of Otranto and its Eastern Implications
5 The Eastern Border of Christendom and the Ottoman Conquest of Black Sea
The Ottoman Campaign of 1484 and Venetian Intelligence
Ottoman Threat Ascending
Ottoman Pressure and Crusading in Poland
A Failed Crusade Expedition
The Eastern Border and the Congress of Rome
Coalition against Jagiellons
6 The Crusade against Ottomans and the Political Backdrop in East-Central Europe at the End of the Fifteenth Century
The “Crusade” of Jan Olbracht
Crusade Rhetoric and Political Propaganda
Crusade Rumours in Venice and Ottoman Propaganda
New Plans of Crusade
Between Crusade and the Defence of the Greek-Orthodox Faith
Discussions on Crusade in Muscovy
The Peace
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
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