Knights Templar Encyclopedia

Name: Knights Templar Encyclopedia
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9781564149268
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The Essential Guide to the People, Places, Events, and Symbols of the Order of the Temple

By Karen Ralls and Karen Ralls PhD

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Knights Templar Encyclopedia offers a comprehensive A-to-Z guide to the legendary military religious order of the Crusades. Authored by Dr Karen Ralls, a leading Templar historian, it explores the factual history and enduring myths surrounding the Knights Templar. Readers will discover detailed entries on key figures, events, symbols, organisational structure, daily life, beliefs, their vast economic empire, and the infamous trial that led to their downfall. Richly illustrated and thoroughly researched over more than a decade, this encyclopaedia includes photos, a historical timeline, a bibliography, and a list of major European Templar sites.
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This encyclopaedia is ideal for general readers fascinated by the Middle Ages, Crusades enthusiasts, scholars of religious and military history, and fans of historical mysteries inspired by works like The Da Vinci Code. It suits anyone seeking an authoritative, accessible resource on the Knights Templar's history and legacy.

Presents the history behind the famous military religious order of the Crusades - the Knights Templar. This book features information on the Templar people, places, events, symbols, organisation, daily life, beliefs, economic empire, trial and more. It includes photos and illustrations, a bibliography and a list of European Templar sites.

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Today, as never before, interest in the Knights Templar is growing exponentially, especially since The Da Vinci Code. But who were these powerful knights of the Crusades? What is fact and what is fiction? And how did they become the wealthiest multinational corporation in the mediaeval West?

A first of its kind, Knights Templar Encyclopedia presents in a convenient, readable, A-to-Z format, the fascinating history behind the most famous military religious order of the Crusades - the Knights Templar. Written by leading Templar authority and mediaeval historian Dr. Karen Ralls, this authoritative sourcebook of hundreds of entries features a wealth of information on the key Templar people, places, events, symbols, organisation, daily life, beliefs, economic empire, trial and more.

The product of more than a decade of meticulous, scholarly research, this indispensable resource is for the general reader and specialist alike. For anyone, in fact, who is interested in the history and legacy of the powerful Knights Templar (1119-1312), Knights Templar Encyclopedia is a must-read.

The book includes photos and illustrations, an extensive bibliography, a historical time line and a list of major European Templar sites.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781564149268

Publisher: Red Wheel/Weiser

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 15 March 2007

Country: United States

Imprint: New Page Books,US

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 481g

Pages: 304

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Karen Ralls Karen Ralls PhD Non-Fiction Religion & Spirituality

About the Author

Karen Ralls, Ph.D., medieval historian, international lecturer, and media consultant, was postdoctoral fellow at the University of Edinburgh for six years before continuing her specialist medieval research at Oxford. A member of the Oxford University Religious Studies Society, the American Academy of Religion (AAR), and the British Society for the Study of Religion (BASR), Dr. Ralls was also former deputy director of the Rosslyn Chapel Museum exhibition (1996-2001). Originally from the United States, she has frequently appeared on the History Channel and Discovery, and in National Geographic TV documentaries. The author of The Templars and the Grail and other books, she has an award-winning Website www.karenralls.com.