Women in the Military Orders of the Crusades
Author | : M. Bom |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 397 |
Release | : 2012-08-06 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781137088307 |
ISBN-13 | : 1137088303 |
Rating | : 4/5 (303 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Women in the Military Orders of the Crusades by : M. Bom
Download or read book Women in the Military Orders of the Crusades written by M. Bom and published by Springer. This book was released on 2012-08-06 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study of the female members of the Order or Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem in the High Middle Ages analyses their presence in the context of female monasticism and compares their position to the position of women in other religious military orders. Introducing questions of gender into the history of the military orders.