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The Resource The Knights of St. John in Jerusalem and Cyprus, c. 1050–1310 : A History of the Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem Volume One, by Jonathan Riley-Smith, (electronic resource)

The Knights of St. John in Jerusalem and Cyprus, c. 1050–1310 : A History of the Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem Volume One, by Jonathan Riley-Smith, (electronic resource)

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Written by a brilliant scholar, this book is the first volume of a major work, which makes full use of the very rich documentary material still surviving and relates it to the evidence of the chronicles. Oriental sources are not disregarded: use is made of Arabic material and the latest archaeological discoveries in the Near East. The author has concentrated upon the Order as an institution in the crusader states and as a powerful international religious corporation. He considers its growth to power, its participation in the polititcs of the Latin settlement in the East, its organisation, its position as an exempt Order of the Church, its properties and its methods of administration as a landlord in feudal states. For the first time, the Order of St John is treated in a way that is neither hostile nor romantically partisan: and the author's conclusions differ from those of other historians. In his description of the Hospitallers' policies, the place they occupied in the government of Latin Syria, their privileges and the way they lived, he shows how it was thay they - individuals as well as the corporate body - played such a significant part in the history of the Christian East in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. This book is important to all those interested in the Knights of St John, the international Orders of mediaeval Christendom or the extra-ordinary states established by western Europeans on the eastern shores of the Mediterranean.--
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The Knights of St. John in Jerusalem and Cyprus, c. 1050–1310 : A History of the Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem Volume One
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The Knights of St. John in Jerusalem and Cyprus, c. 1050–1310
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A History of the Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem Volume One
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by Jonathan Riley-Smith
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eng
Summary
Written by a brilliant scholar, this book is the first volume of a major work, which makes full use of the very rich documentary material still surviving and relates it to the evidence of the chronicles. Oriental sources are not disregarded: use is made of Arabic material and the latest archaeological discoveries in the Near East. The author has concentrated upon the Order as an institution in the crusader states and as a powerful international religious corporation. He considers its growth to power, its participation in the polititcs of the Latin settlement in the East, its organisation, its position as an exempt Order of the Church, its properties and its methods of administration as a landlord in feudal states. For the first time, the Order of St John is treated in a way that is neither hostile nor romantically partisan: and the author's conclusions differ from those of other historians. In his description of the Hospitallers' policies, the place they occupied in the government of Latin Syria, their privileges and the way they lived, he shows how it was thay they - individuals as well as the corporate body - played such a significant part in the history of the Christian East in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. This book is important to all those interested in the Knights of St John, the international Orders of mediaeval Christendom or the extra-ordinary states established by western Europeans on the eastern shores of the Mediterranean.--
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  • Europe-History-476-1492
  • Christianity
  • Catholic Church
  • Middle East-History
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The Knights of St. John in Jerusalem and Cyprus, c. 1050–1310 : A History of the Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem Volume One, by Jonathan Riley-Smith, (electronic resource)
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Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
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The Knights of St. John in Jerusalem and Cyprus, c. 1050–1310 : A History of the Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem Volume One, by Jonathan Riley-Smith, (electronic resource)
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https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-15241-4
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978-1-349-15241-4
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unknown
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1 online resource (XV, 553 pages)
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  • online
  • electronic
Governing access note
Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
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9781349152414
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computer
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rdamedia
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  • c
Specific material designation
remote
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(OCoLC)1086563385

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