War Violence in the Pre-Modern World /

War Violence in the Pre-Modern World /

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 pe...

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Main Author: Gilhaus, Lennart (Author)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2026.

Series: History of Warfare ; 154.
Late Antiquity and Medieval Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2026.

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Global History.
History of Warfare.
History.
Medieval History.

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Call Number: NA105

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Table of Contents:
  • List of Illustrations /
  • Editor: Lennart Gilhaus
  • Part 1 Introduction /
  • Editor: Lennart Gilhaus
  • Chapter 1 War Violence in the Pre-Modern World and Ancient Greece: Preliminary Thoughts and Comparative Perspectives /
  • Lennart Gilhaus
  • Part 2 The European Middle Ages /
  • Editor: Lennart Gilhaus
  • Chapter 2 Feud, Governmental Authority, and the Balance of Power in the Conduct of War in Ottonian Germany /
  • David S. Bachrach
  • Chapter 3 Masculinity, Power, and Violence: Rudolf I and the Battle of Dürnkrut in Historiographical Sources /
  • Hendrik Hess
  • Chapter 4 Violence and Heroism in the Middle Ages /
  • Martin Clauss
  • Chapter 5 Justified? Norms of War and Narratives of Excessive Violence in the Middle Ages /
  • Stefanie Rüther
  • Part 3 Heian- and Kamakura-Japan /
  • Editor: Lennart Gilhaus
  • Chapter 6 Thugs and Thegns: Appraisals and Appropriations of Violence in Classical Japan /
  • Karl F. Friday
  • Chapter 7 Divine Wrath and Compassionate Killing /
  • Daniel F. Schley
  • Part 4 The Mongol Conquests in Asia during the Late Middle Ages /
  • Editor: Lennart Gilhaus
  • Chapter 8 Why Was the Mongol Conquest of Eastern Iran So Violent? /
  • Beatrice Forbes Manz
  • Chapter 9 From Raids to Conquests and a Punitive Campaign: Mardin, 12th-15th Centuries /
  • Jürgen Paul
  • Chapter 10 "Lest Your Justice Prove Violence": Contested Definitions of Violence in 16th-Century Mughal India /
  • Ali Anooshahr
  • Part 5 The Pre-Hispanic Andes /
  • Editor: Lennart Gilhaus
  • Chapter 11 Life Force Embodied: Trophy Heads as Organizers and Agents in Pre-Hispanic Andean Warfare /
  • Beth K. Scaffidi
  • Chapter 12 Relationships with Enemies: Extreme War Violence in the Andes in Cross-Cultural Context /
  • Elizabeth Arkush
  • Chapter 13 Trajectories of Masculine Violence in Juan de Betanzos' Suma y Narración de los Incas /
  • R. Alan Covey
  • Part 6 Epilogue /
  • Editor: Lennart Gilhaus
  • Chapter 14 Global Patterns of War Violence in the Pre-Modern World /
  • Philip Dwyer
  • Back Matter
  • Index /
  • Editor: Lennart Gilhaus.