Les États latins d’Orient, nés après le succès de la première croisade (1095-1099), sont dominés par une aristocratie militaire, catholique et latine, qui revendique une supériorité à la fois sociale, culturelle, économique et politique, laquelle lui donne, dans la logique du temps, un droit à gouverner les autres. Il s’agit dans ce travail de s’intéresser aux pratiques de pouvoir de cette classe dominante, autrement dit à l’ensemble des actions et des techniques déployées par les seigneurs pour établir, imposer, légitimer et pérenniser leur domination ; le tout dans un long XIIe siècle allant de la fondation du royaume de Jérusalem à l’arrivée en Orient de Frédéric II Hohenstaufen (1229). Ces pratiques – de la construction des châteaux au service militaire, de la justice aux mariages, du conseil au tirage au sort – structurent les jeux de pouvoir et constituent l’essence même de la nature politique de cette société aristocratique. L’Orient latin est un terrain d’études d’autant plus intéressant que les seigneurs latins, s’ils restent inscrits dans un paysage culturel occidental, savent néanmoins s’adapter aux conditions locales – marquées notamment par une très forte diversité ethnique et confessionnelle – ce qui les pousse à faire preuve d’une réelle inventivité juridique et politique ainsi qu’à emprunter de nombreuses pratiques aux mondes byzantin et musulman. Dans ce terreau particulier germe alors une culture politique originale, qui ne cesse d’évoluer au fil du siècle et qui se caractérise par une intense circulation du pouvoir, à la fois réelle et symbolique, sans cesse remis en jeu pour mieux irriguer l’ensemble de la société seigneuriale. / The Latin East, born in the aftermath of the First Crusade (1095-1099), was ruled by a military, Catholic and Latin aristocracy, which claimed a social, cultural, economic and political superiority. In this work, I studied the practices of power of this dominant class : the lords deployed diverse actions and techniques to establish, impose, legitimate, and perpetuate their domination, during a long twelfth century (from the foundation of the Kingdom of Jerusalem to the arrival in Orient of Frederick II Hohenstaufen in Orient in 1229). These practices - ranging from the construction of castles to military service, from justice to marriages, and from council to lottery - structured the games of power and characterized the political nature of this aristocratic society. The Latin Orient is a rich field of study inasmuch the Latin lords, although they remained part of a Western cultural landscape, nevertheless knew how to adapt to local conditions. These were marked in particular by a very high ethnic and religious diversity, which led the lords to show a real legal and political inventiveness and borrow many practices from the Byzantine and Muslim worlds. In this peculiar society, an original political culture grew and evolved over the course of the century. It was characterized by an intense circulation of power, both real and symbolic, which flew over the whole seigneurial society.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-03-15T19:48:05Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Raimundo Monteiro Montenegro Neto.pdf: 581777 bytes, checksum: 809511339f05b79a3bd158efd3c97f53 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-08-19 / Raymond Lully, a citizen of the thirteenth century, developed a missions theory which he put into practice, in here called Lullyany Missiology. His theory was based on a vast philosophic, literary and apologetic work sympathetic to the Christianization of the world. According to Lully, the people would be reached by the argumentation and demonstration of the superiority of the Catholic Christian faith above all others religions. Lullyany Missiology focused primarily on the conversion from other religions people to Christianity, especially Muslims. It also included the restoration of Christianity through educating the people in their own values. During the days of Lully, there were many great conflicts between Christians and Muslims; much like the today s Christian Missions to the Muslims continue to provide challenges. The lack of true dialog and objective debate of ideas that has a mutual respect, audition and knowledge still marks the relationship between the followers of Christ and Mohammad. Lullyany Missiology sought to win the resistance through dialog and appreciation on the ambit and limitations of her days. It is presented here as an historic paradigm relevant to the realization of contemporary Christian Missions to the Muslims. The knowledge of that distant medieval scenery is necessary for the understanding of polemics and criticism to the Lullyany Missiology, as is the acknowledgement of the vanguard nature in the pursuit to demonstrate the next research. / Raimundo Lúlio, um cidadão catalão do séc. XIII, desenvolveu um projeto teóricoprático de missões (missiologia luliana) baseado em um vasto trabalho filosófico, literário e apologético em prol da cristianização do mundo a ser alcançada por intermédio da argumentação e demonstração racional da superioridade da fé cristã católica sobre as demais religiões. A missiologia luliana implicava primordialmente a conversão dos adeptos de outras religiões ao cristianismo, especialmente os muçulmanos, mas também incluía a restauração da cristandade através da educação nos seus próprios valores. As tensões entre cristãos e muçulmanos eram grandes nos dias de Lúlio e ainda hoje as missões cristãs aos islâmicos continua sendo um grande desafio. A falta de um diálogo franco e de um debate objetivo de idéias que tenham mútuos respeito, audição e conhecimento ainda têm marcado a relação entre os seguidores de Cristo e os de Maomé. A missiologia luliana buscou, no âmbito dos limites dos seus dias, vencer estas resistências através do diálogo e da alteridade e é aqui apresentada como um paradigma histórico relevante para a realização contemporânea de missões cristãs aos muçulmanos. O reconhecimento daquele distante cenário medieval é necessário para o devido entendimento das polêmicas e críticas à missiologia luliana, assim como para o reconhecimento da sua natureza vanguardista, como se busca demonstrar nesta pesquisa.

Sous l’égide de Cosme l’Ancien puis de Pierre le Goutteux et de Laurent le Magnifique, la Florence médicéenne entretient avec l’Orient, et l’empire ottoman en particulier, une relation toujours plus étroite et plus ambiguë au fil du XVème siècle : c’est tout ensemble le séduisant ennemi et le modèle redoutable, fascinant par son exotisme et sa puissance. Le sultan et son Orient attirent les Florentins, subjugués par la différence de culture et l’ampleur des possibilités commerciales que propose le monde ottoman. Où se situe donc Florence, entre volonté de se poser en gardienne de la chrétienté, donc fermement opposée à l’onde déferlante des janissaires, et attirance naturelle pour un pays riche et raffiné ? Quellesconséquences a la relation de la ville du lys avec le Grand Turc sur l’Europe du XVème siècle ? Ce travail se propose de donner un éclairage des liens qu’entretient Florence avec le monde oriental, chrétien ou mulsulman, tout au long du XVème siècle, de l’avènement de Cosme en 1434 jusqu’à la mort de son petit-fils Laurent en 1492 : suivant une parabole chronologique et suivant les aléas des relations culturelles et diplomatiques, selon une connaissance qui se fait plus directe, Florence se présente tour à tour comme le rempart des chrétiens orientaux menacés par l’expansion de l’empire de Mehmet II, puis comme leur patrie d’accueil ouverte à la leçon grecque et enfin comme l’alliée de ce puissant seigneur, dont toute l’Europe reconnaît de fait la puissance redoutable. / Under the rule of Cosimo the Elder then Piero the Gouty and Lorenzo the Magnificent, the Florence of the Medici throughout the fifteenth century maintained increasingly tighter and more ambiguous relationships with the Eastern Ottoman empire which appeared both an attractive enemy and a formidable model with its fascinating exoticism and power. The Turkish civilisation attracted the Florentines dazzled by the different culture and the huge commercial possibilities it offered. What was then the real position of Florence caught between its wish to stand as the bulwark of Christendom (and therefore staunchly opposed to the Eastern invasion) and its natural inclination for a rich, refined country? What was the impact of the links between Florence and the Oriental Empire on fifteenth century Europe? This study aims at explaining the relationships between Florence and the Oriental world from the coming into power of Cosimo in 1434 until the death of his grandson Lorenzo in 1492: according to the ups and downs of cultural and diplomatic relashionships, Florence appeared one moment as the protection of the Oriental Christians threatened by the expansion of Mehmet II’s empire and the next as an alternative to their mother country by integrating Greek elements and compromising with the Sultan’s power, to eventually become the unofficial ally of the powerful emperor feared by all European states. / Sotto il dominio di Cosimo il Vecchio, di Piero il Gottoso e di Lorenzo il Magnifico, la Firenze medicea mantiene con l’Oriente, e più particolarmente con l’impero ottomano, una relazione sempre più stretta e più ambigua lungo il XV secolo : è, nello stesso tempo, il nemico seducente e il modello terrificante, affascinante col suo esotismo e la sua potenza. Il Sultano e la sua civiltà attraggono i Fiorentini, soggiogati dalla differenza di cultura e dalle immense possibilità commerciali che il mondo ottomano propone. Come si situa dunque Firenze, tra la volontà di proporsi quale baluardo della cristianità, quindi saldamente opposta all’invasione dei gianizzeri, e il fascino naturale nei confronti di un paese ricco e raffinato ? Quali conseguenze avrà la relazione della città del giglio e del Gran Turco sull’Europa del Quattrocento ? Questo studio propone una messa in luce dei legami che Firenze mantenne con l’Oriente lungo tutto il XV secolo, ovvero dall’avento di Cosimo nel 1434 fino alla morte del nipote Lorenzo nel 1492 : seguendo una parabola cronologica e a seconda degli eventi culturali e diplomatici, con una conoscenza che diventa sempre più diretta, Firenze si atteggia prima come baluardo dei cristiani orientali minacciati dall’espansione dell’impero di Maometto II, quindi come un’alternativa alla loro patria d’origine con l’integrazione della lezione greca da una parte e dall’altra con l’affermazione della potenza del sultano, e infine come l’alleata inconfessabile di questo signore, la cui potenza è riverita in tutta Europa.

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This thesis has attempted to define and discuss as many aspects of English crusade policy in the late thirteenth century as the source material will allow. Following a brief chronological summary of Edward's involvement in the defence of the Holy Land, three sections form the framework of this examination of English crusading practice. The first consists of a narrative history of the Lord Edward's crusade of 1270-1272; the second deals with political factors which had relevance to English crusading activity throughout the period 1264-1307; and the final section includes a detailed examination of three important aspects of thirteenth-century crusading history: the contemporary relationship between theory and practice exemplified by English policies; the legatine authority and use of canonistic doctrines underling English preaching and recruitment; and the machinery through which English policies were financed.

The main topic of the thesis is to capture the fundamental problems of Kingdom of Jerusalem from 1099 - 1187. The first part briefly outlines the political, religious and social situation in the period preceding the establishment of the Latin states in Palestine. It is also concerned about First crusade and the conquest of Jerusalem, by which is finished. The second chapter deals with realities of the Kingdom, its extent, society, trade and with life of the people from Holy Land. The third chapter, which is the main part of the thesis, is focused on the origin of the Kingdom, on its growth, on internal and external problems, on the relationship with Muslim neighbors, with European Crusaders and with the Byzantine empire. It also deals with relationship between the king and the nobility, and its presenting the image of the people which formed this period. The thesis ends with the fatal battle of Hattin, which finished the first phase of the existence of Christian states in Palestine. Keywords kingdom; the nobility; Crusades; Jerusalem; Byzantine Empire; church, Muslims

This diploma thesis "The Military and Hospitaller Order of Saint Lazarus of Jerusalem - History and Nowadays"deals with the origins, historical evolution and activities of this order. This international Christian ecumenical order of knights operates with his activities in charitable, humanitarian, medical and educational field. The introduction of the thesis deals with cultural, social and political situation, which was the reason of formation of the order and also briefly shows the internal organization and structure of the order. The next chapter maps the contemporary history of the order and current situation abroad and in the Czech Republic, which is tainted by the dispute about grand master. In the end the thesis deals with activities of the order in the field of social activities. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)

The main topic of the thesis is to capture the fundamental problems of Kingdom of Jerusalem from 1099-1187. The first part briefly outlines the political, religious and social situation in the period preceding the establishment of the Latin states in Palestine. It is also concerned about First crusade and the conquest of Jerusalem, by which is finished. The second chapter is focused on the origin of the Kingdom, on its growth, on internal and external problems, on the relationship with Muslim neighbors, with European Crusaders and with the Byzantine empire. It is also presenting the image of the people which formed this period. The chapter ends with the fatal battle of Hattin, which finished the first phase of the existence of Christian states in Palestine. The third chapter deals with realities of the Kingdom, its extent, society, trade and with life of the people from Holy Land. It also deals with relationship between the king and the nobility. Keywords kingdom; the nobility; Crusades; Jerusalem; Byzantine Empire; church, Muslims

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The purpose of this essay is to investigate how the official propaganda concerning the Christian holy war was constructed, legitimized and motivated according to papal bulls and one letter during 1074-1213.  One conclusion is that the official propaganda was very content rich and multifaceted. This is most obvious in the bull of pope Innocent III and least so in the letter of pope Gregory VII. The propaganda used all the analysis points I constructed through the theoretical framework and previous research except the horizontal propaganda in order to legitimize and motivate the upcoming crusades. Another important conclusion is that previous research has paid to little attention to the political or the secular aspects of the propaganda. I show that both this and the religious elements were wowen into each other in order to construct a comprehensive synthesis or a crusader ideology. And I also show that this propaganda used more biblical references from the New testament than from the Old testament, in contrast to previous research.