Women in the Military Orders of the Crusades

Women, like men, joined the religious military orders that came about during the Crusades such as the Templars, Hospitallers, and Order of Santiago. This study looks deeper into female membership of these orders by placing the discussion of women in medieval military orders in the larger context of female monasticism. While all major religious military orders are taken into account, the focus of this study, and the brunt of new research, is on the female members of the Order of Saint John.

Author: M. Bom
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 07/26/2012
Pages: 251
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.90w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9780230114135

Review Citation(s):
Choice 03/01/2013

About the Author
MYRA BOM is an Independent Scholar with a PhD from UNC Chapel Hill, USA.