Pope Urban II's 1095 appeal is interpreted as political opportunity: unite Christendom under Rome, reclaim Jerusalem, and redirect peasant religious energy against Muslims.
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Pope Urban II's 1095 appeal is interpreted as political opportunity: unite Christendom under Rome, reclaim Jerusalem, and redirect peasant religious energy against Muslims.
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"...Jerusalem as Christian territory. He sees an opportunity to channel the religious energies of the peasantry against the Muslims, okay? So what he does..."
"this speech, and it's important we do because this rhetoric, this philosophy, will underpin the relationship between Christians, Muslims, and Jews for most of..."
"...these reasons. And a lot are going with religious fever and religious energy, okay? So it's important that you understand the complexity and diversity..."
"...imagination, it is a religious war, okay? It's channeling all that religious energy against your opponent, right? And the Crusades, even though technically they..."
"...Church was trying to unite Christianity in order to channel the religious energy and fanaticism in order to consolidate its power and authority over..."
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