Ecclesiastical knights : the military orders in Castile, 1150-1330

Ecclesiastical knights : the military orders in Castile, 1150-1330 /

"'Warrior monks'--the misnomer for the Iberian military orders that emerged on the frontiers of Europe in the twelfth century-have long fascinated general readers and professional historians alike. Proposing 'ecclesiastical knights' as a more accurate name and conceptual mod...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Conedera, Sam Zeno (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Fordham University Press, 2015.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Fordham series in medieval studies.
Subjects:
Orden de Santiago > History.
Orden de Calatrava > History.
Orden de Alcántara > History.
Orden de Alcántara.
Orden de Calatrava.
Orden de Santiago.
To 1500
Military religious orders > Spain > Castilla y León > History > To 1500.
Knights and knighthood > Spain > Castilla y León > History > To 1500.
Monks > Spain > Castilla y León > History > To 1500.
Christianity and other religions > Islam > History > To 1500.
Islam > Relations > Christianity > History > To 1500.
RELIGION > Institutions & Organizations.
RELIGION > Spirituality.
Christianity.
Interfaith relations.
Islam.
Knights and knighthood.
Military religious orders.
Monks.
Christianity and other religions.
Relations.
History, Military.
Castilla y León (Spain) > History, Military.
Castilla y León (Spain) > Religious life and customs.
Spain > Castilla y León.
Electronic books.
History.
Military history.
Online Access:Connect to this title online (unlimited users allowed)
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Warrior Monks?
  • Foundations
  • Interior Castle : The Orders' Religious Observance
  • Ad Extra : The Orders' Mission in the World
  • Brothers in Arms : The Orders' Relations with Each Other.

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