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War Violence in the Pre-Modern World
Series: - History of Warfare, Volume: 154
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Physical violence lies at the core of war. This volume explores the diverse manifestations of violence in pre-modern societies, from the trophy heads of the pre-Hispanic Andes to the tactics of Mongol conquerors in Central Asia and the battlefields of medieval Europe. Adopting a global historical perspective, it examines how war violence was perceived across different cultures and identifies potential cross-cultural patterns in its use and understanding.
Contributors are Ali Anooshahr, Elizabeth Arkush, David S. Bachrach, Martin Clauss, R. Alan Covey, Philip Dwyer, Karl F. Friday, Lennart Gilhaus, Hendrik Hess, Beatrice Forbes Manz, Jürgen Paul, Stefanie Rüther, Beth K. Scaffidi, and Daniel F. Schley.
Contributors are Ali Anooshahr, Elizabeth Arkush, David S. Bachrach, Martin Clauss, R. Alan Covey, Philip Dwyer, Karl F. Friday, Lennart Gilhaus, Hendrik Hess, Beatrice Forbes Manz, Jürgen Paul, Stefanie Rüther, Beth K. Scaffidi, and Daniel F. Schley.
Lennart Gilhaus (Ph.D. 2015, University of Bonn) is Assistant Professor (“Juniorprofessor”) for Ancient History with a Special Focus on Mediality and Digitality at the Humboldt University of Berlin. He specializes in the history of war and violence in the Ancient Mediterranean World.
Acknowledgements
List of Illustrations
Notes on Contributors
1 War Violence in the Pre-Modern World and Ancient Greece: Preliminary Thoughts and Comparative Perspectives
Lennart Gilhaus
2 Feud, Governmental Authority, and the Balance of Power in the Conduct of War in Ottonian Germany
David S. Bachrach
3 Masculinity, Power, and Violence: Rudolf I and the Battle of Dürnkrut in Historiographical Sources
Hendrik Hess
4 Violence and Heroism in the Middle Ages
Martin Clauss
5 Justified? Norms of War and Narratives of Excessive Violence in the Middle Ages
Stefanie Rüther
6 Thugs and Thegns: Appraisals and Appropriations of Violence in Classical Japan
Karl F. Friday
7 Divine Wrath and Compassionate Killing
The Hachiman Gudōkun as a Case Study on the Relationship between Buddhism and Violence in Medieval Japan
Daniel F. Schley
8 Why Was the Mongol Conquest of Eastern Iran So Violent?
Beatrice Forbes Manz
9 From Raids to Conquests and a Punitive Campaign: Mardin, 12th–15th Centuries
Jürgen Paul
10 “Lest Your Justice Prove Violence”: Contested Definitions of Violence in 16th-Century Mughal India
Ali Anooshahr
11 Life Force Embodied: Trophy Heads as Organizers and Agents in Pre-Hispanic Andean Warfare
Beth K. Scaffidi
12 Relationships with Enemies: Extreme War Violence in the Andes in Cross-Cultural Context
Elizabeth Arkush
13 Trajectories of Masculine Violence in Juan de Betanzos’ Suma y Narración de los Incas
R. Alan Covey
14 Global Patterns of War Violence in the Pre-Modern World
Philip Dwyer
Index
List of Illustrations
Notes on Contributors
part 1: Introduction
1 War Violence in the Pre-Modern World and Ancient Greece: Preliminary Thoughts and Comparative Perspectives
Lennart Gilhaus
part 2: The European Middle Ages
2 Feud, Governmental Authority, and the Balance of Power in the Conduct of War in Ottonian Germany
David S. Bachrach
3 Masculinity, Power, and Violence: Rudolf I and the Battle of Dürnkrut in Historiographical Sources
Hendrik Hess
4 Violence and Heroism in the Middle Ages
Martin Clauss
5 Justified? Norms of War and Narratives of Excessive Violence in the Middle Ages
Stefanie Rüther
part 3: Heian- and Kamakura-Japan
6 Thugs and Thegns: Appraisals and Appropriations of Violence in Classical Japan
Karl F. Friday
7 Divine Wrath and Compassionate Killing
The Hachiman Gudōkun as a Case Study on the Relationship between Buddhism and Violence in Medieval Japan
Daniel F. Schley
part 4: The Mongol Conquests in Asia during the Late Middle Ages
8 Why Was the Mongol Conquest of Eastern Iran So Violent?
Beatrice Forbes Manz
9 From Raids to Conquests and a Punitive Campaign: Mardin, 12th–15th Centuries
Jürgen Paul
10 “Lest Your Justice Prove Violence”: Contested Definitions of Violence in 16th-Century Mughal India
Ali Anooshahr
part 5: The Pre-Hispanic Andes
11 Life Force Embodied: Trophy Heads as Organizers and Agents in Pre-Hispanic Andean Warfare
Beth K. Scaffidi
12 Relationships with Enemies: Extreme War Violence in the Andes in Cross-Cultural Context
Elizabeth Arkush
13 Trajectories of Masculine Violence in Juan de Betanzos’ Suma y Narración de los Incas
R. Alan Covey
part 6: Epilogue
14 Global Patterns of War Violence in the Pre-Modern World
Philip Dwyer
Index
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