Essay Archive - The Medieval Crusades: Actually Fought Over Dionysean Worship
The Medieval Crusades: Actually Fought Over Dionysean Worship
Although it is a popular notion that the crusades of the Eleventh
through Thirteenth Century Europe were launched to spread Christianity, it
is a seldom realized fact that they were actually launched to spread the
worship of the Greek God Dionysus. While many fundamentalist radicals and
even some historians who ought to know better will dispute this,it
is,nevertheless,true.
During the Middle Ages in Europe,there were a series of ten religious
crusades launched over a period of three ce....
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