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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Sheesh, Landes! Get in the ring and start throwing punches after the ref has sounded the bell why dontcha? Nice Rovian bit of stagecraft there! I exerpt here something I sent Dr. Landes privately, for it is a pertinent discussion for this list, having to do with the role of military conquest in the spread of religion: >The idea that [Islam] was "spread by the sword" is perhaps something you >should research in detail >before committing to it. Perhaps, as is always >the case in History, there's more to the picture. Also, >for you of all >people to ignore the role of conquest in the spread of Christianity >(Stephen I, Olaf >Trygvasson, Teutonic Knights, the reconquista, et al.) >seems an inexplicable lapse. So much for Christianity from 1000 AD onward...but how were the conversions of entire regions handled by the Roman state bureaucracy? I imagine there wasn't much conquest involved in those days, since the empire was on the wane. But was there any coercion involved, or was it more of a bureaucratic thing? Thanks, MP ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html