{"product_id":"ecclesiastical-knights-the-military-orders-in-castile-11501330-9780823265954","title":"Ecclesiastical Knights  The Military Orders in","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEcclesiastical Knights is a spirituality study of the three military orders of Santiago, Calatrava, and Alcantara in Leon-Castile from the twelfth to the early fourteenth centuries. It explores the fundamental problem of the military orders: how the traditions of knighthood and monasticism were combined into a single way of life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is an important study both for the history of the military orders and the history of Medieval Spain. Elegantly, thoughtfully, persuasively, Conedera guides us towards the answer to a perplexing riddle: just why did so many knights consecrate their lives to God?\" -- -Damian J. Smith St. Louis University \"Conedera's book lets us sneak into the headquarters of Iberian 'ecclesiastical knights' and through the fascinating account of their virtues, shortcomings, devotions, and temptations convincingly illuminates the spirituality of their seemingly paradoxical nature.\" -- -Martina Saltamacchia University of Nebraska Omaha\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTable of Contents      Preface           i     Introduction Warrior Monks?       1     Chapter 1 Foundations        26     Chapter 2 Interior Castle: The Orders' Religious Observance   70     Chapter 3 Ad Extra: The Orders' Mission in the World    110     Chapter 4 Brothers in Arms: The Orders' Relations with Each Other  151     Conclusion          192     Bibliography          198     Notes","brand":"Fordham University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406141858135,"sku":"9780823265954","price":50.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/ecclesiastical-knights-the-military-orders-in-castile-11501330-9780823265954","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}