Ransoming Captives in Crusader Spain:
The Order of Merced on the Christian-Islamic Frontier
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James William Brodman
Introduction to the Internet Edition
Prologue
Chapter One: War, Raids, and Ransoming
Chapter Two: The Thirteenth-Century Order
Chapter Three: Masters and Commanders
Chapter Four: Mercedarian Life
Chapter Five: Preachers, Patrons, and Properties
Chapter Six: Captives and Their Ransomers
Conclusion
Appendix A: A Note on Money
Appendix B: Constitutions of 1272
Map: Mercedarian Houses in the Thirteenth-Century
Abbreviations
Copyright Notice
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