The Templars The Rise Fall And Legacy Of A Military Religious Order | History

As the oldest of the military religious orders and the one with an unexpected and dramatic downfall the knighthood of the Templars continues to fascinate academics and students as well as the public at large. A collection of fifteen chapters accompanied by a historical introduction The Templars: The Rise Fall and Legacy of a Military Religious Order recounts and analyzes this community’s rise and establishment in both the crusader states of the eastern Mediterranean and the countries of western Europe during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries reflects on the proceedings launched against it and its subsequent fall (1307–1314) and explores its medieval and post-medieval legacy including an assessment of current research pertaining to the Templars and suggestions for future explorations. Showcasing a wide range of methodological approaches and primary source materials this volume unites historical art-historical theological archaeological and historiographical perspectives and it features the work and voices of scholars from various academic generations who reside in eight different countries (Israel France Italy Spain the United Kingdom Germany Poland and the United States of America). |The Templars The Rise Fall and Legacy of a Military Religious Order | History