The Medieval Crusades: Launched to Spread Worship of Dionysus :: European Europe History

The Medieval Crusades Launched to send Worship of Dionysus Although it is a popular notion that the crusades of the Elevenththrough 13th Century Europe were launched to spread Christianity, itis a seldom realized point that they were actually launched to spread theworship of the Greek God Dionysus. While more fundamentalist radicals andeven some historians who ought to know better will quarrel this,itis,nevertheless,true. During the Middle Ages in Europe,there were a series of ten religiouscrusades launched all over a period of three centuries.It is commonly believedthat these were organized and carried out by Christian religious leaders tounite more territory to a lower place the red and white flag of their cherishedreligion. The fact that accounts of the Crusades were recorded as they arein the history books is due to the overwhelming influence exerted byoverzealous religious leaders on historians of the twenty-four hour period.It is an unfortunatefact that small-mind ed remains of the historical representations of what actuallyhappened. While the Church leaders of the day destroyed all written account of whoinitiated the ten Crusades and what really occurred in the course of thesereligious conquests,the true story of what happened survives to thisday.High in the mountainous terrain of northern Turkey exists a tribe ofdedicated monks who,with their egg-producing(prenominal) counterparts,still guide in therituals of Dionysean worship,just as they have for centuries in theirmountaintop isolation. These are the chosen few who engage in the festivalsof uncontrolled drinking and the shared crowd enjoyment of their femalemembers characterizing their worship of this fun-loving God.It is to thesefew that practice not the self-denial of the Christian Church,but kindathe indulgent,free-spirited way of the Dionysean following that the truestory of the Crusades is known. While the historical accounts of the participants and the motives fannythe Crus ades are inaccurate,they do correctly identify the routes taken bythe Crusaders.Their purpose was to come up through Europe,eventuallyarriving in Turkey,staging festival after festival along their way,in muchthe same manner as the original chase of Dionysus did. Afterthat,however,they planned to return through what is now the SovietRe universes,so as to avoid angry festival-goers recovering from the illeffects of excessive intoxicant consumption and various social diseasescontracted during the festivities.After the tenth Crusade,after numerous troops encounters with opposing religious groups occupying variousterritories,they had arrived in Turkey. There,a tremendous celebration andpublic orgy was held,as this would be their final destination beforereturning home. Unfortunately,however,the group lingered too long and wasoverrun by unruly,hung-over citizens.The Dionysean companys chariots andwagons were burned,and they were forced to flee into the mountains of