Barbarians, Marauders & Infidels by Antonio Santosuosso

Description: Barbarians, Marauders and Infidels: The Ways of Medieval Warfare by Antonio Santosuosso, hardcover edition published by Westview Press (2004) "Barbarians, Marauders, and Infidels examines the motives and terrors of war during the Middle Ages, the rise and fall of ethnic and religious groups, and the actions of good and evil military leaders during this violent and colorful period. In this sweeping chronicle, historical figures and major campaigns such as Charlemagne, the Magyars, and the Crusades are presented not as icons but as a living part of their times, with all their achievements and human failures. Santosuosso asserts that war, for most of the Middle Ages, was carried out for God, personal gain, and honor. Both Christians and Muslims often explained their acts of violence in war as the will of God. Besides the religious motivation, soldiers, if upper class, believed that acts of bravery were a necessary aspect of gaining honor in society. Finally, war constituted a way to make material gains in a period of chronic underemployment and low prosperity. Particular emphasis is given to massive transitions from one period to the next in the medieval era. The author explains how these changes reflected an environment where charismatic leaders, the Church, and the aristocracy played leading roles as "managers" of the art and practice of war and normally as main actors on the battlefield." - Amazon .com "Barbarians, Marauders, and Infidels is a book on the history of religions throughout the centuries. Written by Antonio Santosuosso, this book illustrates the hatred and violence between certain religions and the brutal battles that occurred among them.Focusing mainly on the religious areas of the book, Antonio describes the Muslim prophet, Muhammad and his life. Born from a family of the Hashin tribe, one of the lesser clans of the overall Quraysh tribe, Antonio states that he is still a man with a bright future. Many Muslims at looked at Muhammad with scorn, and didn’t view him as anyone special. However, later in his life, Muhammad reveals the Quran from God and Islam, a monotheist religion that worships only Allah, the one God. Muhammad was then viewed as the most important person on earth and despite his tribe, he was given great power. After his death, many fought for that power, and a civil war between Muslims began. A civil war scales into a war that brought other countries into action. Antonio then describes the events of Muslims invading Syria and Iraq, known as the Conquest of the Fertile Crescent, and then striking into North America and the Iberian Peninsula.However, this is not a book only on the history of Islam and their victories, but as well as other religions. Another major religion mentioned in this book would be Christianity, a great religion that is also monotheist. Antonio writes in great detail and states how Christianity was meant to be and stay a pacifist religion and forbade any involvement in war. However, as Muslims advanced and tried to conquer the Christians, they broke the line of peace and fought back. This war was split into many sections, overall named The Crusades.In this book, Antonio focuses a lot on the weaponry and reminds us constantly that the book is written very long ago. It reveals many tactics used as well as the historical events that occurred at the time. At the same time, Antonio noted that these events were caused by religions, and so the two great religions, Islam and Christianity, were brought in. Antonio spends a lot of time writing in detail and proving that the majority of all the violence caused were acts of worshipping God, whereas the Muslims were fighting for Allah, and Christians were countering in the name of their God. This book explains and guides us through the rise and fall of the two religions, from the origin to their final battle, The Crusades, and all along, explaining how religion and their beliefs were definitely involved. This is a historical book describing how religion had to do with many of the violence that occurred in the past.People might be wondering why they should read this specific book to learn about the history of religion. Google is always available. However, Antonio is no mere stranger that writes on blogs. From the cover, the illustration itself states that Antonio is an expert, from drawing the perfect battlefield to how a man would hold a sword. The book explains many facts of war and the equipment’s used as well as why were used. It explains the origin and the fall of a religion, and most of all, it bonds historical events with the religions. Barbarians, marauders, and Infidels is a book meant for those who love studying historical events or histories of religion. It is a perfectly reliable book written by an expert. I would rate this book a 9.5/10." - Christopher Deng, Amazon .com Note: Discounts on combined shipping. Also, combined orders of $30 or more of books, CDs, DVDs, comics and/or other media mail items qualify for Free Shipping! Just request total from seller. Most items shipped by media mail. If you want first-class or other shipping, contact seller in advance.

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