Ecclesiastical Knights: The Military Orders in Castile, 1150-1330

by Sam Conedera S J and Sam Zeno Conedera

"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 model-warriors animated by ideals and spiritual currents endorsed by the church hierarchy-author Sam Zeno Conedera presents a groundbreaking study of how these orders brought the seemingly...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823265951
• ISBN13: 9780823265954
• Release Date: May 2015
• Publisher: Fordham University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.0"