The Crusades from the First Crusade (1096) to the fall of Acre (1291). The panel examines the military, religious, economic, and cultural dimensions of two centuries of warfare between Christendom and Islam.
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Religious motivation and economic motivation are not mutually exclusive
The panel rejects the simplistic choice between 'sincere religious motivation' and 'cynical economic motivation' for the Crusades. Most Crusaders held both simultaneously.
The Crusades created lasting grievances that still shape geopolitics
The panel traces how Crusader violence against Muslims (and Jews and Eastern Christians) created historical memories that are still invoked in contemporary Middle Eastern politics.