The history of the vexed relationship between clergy and warfare is traced through a careful examination of canon law.

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This is Volume Two of a two-volume collection that brings together contributions from cultural and military history to offer an examination of religious rites e

Between Sword and Prayer is a broad-ranging anthology focused on the involvement of medieval clergy in warfare and a variety of related military activities. The

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