jabbie said:
Traditionalist view of the crusaders is going to the Holy land to Defeat the Muslims and get riches etc etc
Pluralist ( Riley Smith) say that crusades were costly therefore money may not have been the reason people crusaded its a bit hard to explain with out sheets in front of me
Most of that is wrong
The Traditionalist/Pluralist debate refers to the debate of 'What is a Crusade?' and not to questions of motivations, materiel etc.
Traditionalists state that only an expedition launched in the name of God with its eventual aim being to conquer/capture Jerusalem is a Crusade. Thus, the Albigensian Crusade is not a real crusade, as it was launched against the Cathar heresy in the south of France. Runciman is a Traditionalist.
Pluralists state that any expedition sanctioned by the Pope and granted the indulgence (the waiving of normally compulsory penance for sins) is a real Crusade. For Pluralists, the Albigensian Crusade is a proper Crusade, because it was sanctioned by the Pope and granted the indulgence.
I'm doing the Crusades as well; it took me ages to get relevant information and organise it, so I'm a little protective of what I have