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The Monks Of War
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Author : Desmond Seward
language : en
Publisher: Allen Lane
Release Date : 1995
The Monks Of War written by Desmond Seward and has been published by Allen Lane this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with History categories.
The military religious orders emerged during the Crusades as Christendom's stormtroopers in the savage conflict with Islam. Some of them still exist today, devoted to charitable works. The Monks of War is the first general history of these orders to have appeared since the eighteenth century. The Templars, the Hospitallers (later Knights of Malta), the Teutonic Knights and the Knights of the Spanish and Portuguese orders were "noblemen vowed to poverty, chastity and obedience, living a monastic life in convents which were at the same time barracks, waging war on the enemies of the Cross." The first properly disciplined Western troops since Roman times, they played a major role in defending the crusader kingdom of Jerusalem, in the "Baltic Crusades" which created Prussia, in the long reconquest of Spain from the Moors, and in fighting the "Infidel" right up to Napoleonic times. This celebrated book tells the whole enthralling story, recreating such epics as the sieges of Rhodes and Malta and the destruction of the Templars by the Inquisition. Acclaimed on publication, it has now been revised and updated, with a concluding chapter to take events into the 1990s.
The Monks Of War
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Author : Desmond Seward
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
The Monks Of War written by Desmond Seward and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Crusade, 1239-124 categories.
The military religious orders emerged during the Crusades as Christendom's stormtroopers in the savage conflict with Islam. Some of them still exist today, devoted to charitable works. The Monks of War is the first general history of these orders to have appeared since the eighteenth century. The Templars, the Hospitallers (later Knights of Malta), the Teutonic Knights, and the Knights of the Spanish and Portuguese orders were 'noblemen vowed to poverty, chastity and obedience, living a monastic life in convents which were at the same time barracks, waging war on the enemies of the Cross'. The first properly disciplined Western troops since Roman times, they played a major role in defending the crusader kingdom of Jerusalem, in the 'Baltic Crusades' which created Prussia, in the long reconquest of Spain from the Moors, and in fighting the 'Infidel' right up to Napoleonic times. This celebrated book tells the whole enthralling story, recreating such epics as the sieges of Rhodes and Malta and the destruction of the Templars by the Inquisition. - publisher's description.
Monks At War
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Author : Lindsay James Peet
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1995
Monks At War written by Lindsay James Peet and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Aboriginal Australians categories.
The Monks Of War
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Author : Desmond Seward
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
The Monks Of War written by Desmond Seward and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Military religious orders categories.
Cold War Monks
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Author : Eugene Ford
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2017-01-01
Cold War Monks written by Eugene Ford and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-01-01 with History categories.
Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- One: The Buddhist World and the United States at the Onset of the Cold War, 1941-1954 -- Two: Washington Formulates a Buddhist Policy, 1954-1957 -- Three: Thailand and the International Buddhist Arena, 1956-1962 -- Four: Reforming the Monks: The Cold War and Clerical Education in Thailand and Laos, 1954-1961 -- Five: Thailand and the International Response to the 1963 Buddhist Crisis in South Vietnam -- Six: Enforcing the Code: South Vietnam's "Struggle Movement" and the Limits of Thai Buddhist Conservatism -- Seven: Thailand's Buddhist Hierarchy Confronts Its Challengers, 1967-1975 -- Eight: The Rage of Thai Buddhism, 1975-1980 -- Conclusion: From Byoto to Kittivudho -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z
War And The Making Of Medieval Monastic Culture
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Author : Katherine Smith
language : en
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Release Date : 2013-09-19
War And The Making Of Medieval Monastic Culture written by Katherine Smith and has been published by Boydell & Brewer Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09-19 with History categories.
"An extremely interesting and important book... makes an important contribution to the history of medieval monastic spirituality in a formative period, whilst also fitting into wider debates on the origins, development and impact of ideas on crusading and holy war." Dr William Purkis, University of Birmingham Monastic culture has generally been seen as set apart from the medieval battlefield, as "those who prayed" were set apart from "those who fought". However, in this first study of the place of war within medieval monastic culture, the author shows the limitations of this division. Through a wide reading of Latin sermons, letters, and hagiography, she identifies a monastic language of war that presented the monk as the archetypal "soldier of Christ" and his life of prayer as a continuous combat with the devil: indeed, monks' claims to supremacy on the spiritual battlefield grew even louder as Church leaders extended the title of "soldier of Christ" to lay knights and crusaders. So, while medieval monasteries have traditionally been portrayed as peaceful sanctuaries in a violent world, here the author demonstrates that monastic identity was negotiated through real and imaginary encounters with war, and that the concept of spiritual warfare informed virtually every aspect of life in the cloister. It thus breaks new ground in the history of European attitudes toward warfare and warriors in the age of the papal reform movement and the early crusades. Katherine Allen Smith is Assistant Professor of History, University of Puget Sound.
War And The Making Of Medieval Monastic Culture
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011
War And The Making Of Medieval Monastic Culture written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Monasticism and religious orders categories.
"An extremely interesting and important book ... makes an important contribution to the history of medieval monastic spirituality in a formative period, whilst also fitting into wider debates on the origins, development and impact of ideas on crusading and holy war." Dr William Purkis, University of Birmingham. Monastic culture has generally been seen as set apart from the medieval battlefield, as "those who prayed" were set apart from "those who fought". However, in this first study of the place of war within medieval monastic culture, the author shows the limitations of this division. Through a wide reading of Latin sermons, letters, and hagiography, she identifies a monastic language of war that presented the monk as the archetypal "soldier of Christ" and his life of prayer as a continuous combat with the devil: indeed, monks' claims to supremacy on the spiritual battlefield grew even louder as Church leaders extended the title of "soldier of Christ" to lay knights and crusaders. So, while medieval monasteries have traditionally been portrayed as peaceful sanctuaries in a violent world, here the author demonstrates that monastic identity was negotiated through real and imaginary encounters with war, and that the concept of spiritual warfare informed virtually every aspect of life in the cloister. It thus breaks new ground in the history of European attitudes toward warfare and warriors in the age of the papal reform movement and the early crusades. Katherine Allen Smith is Assistant Professor of History, University of Puget Sound.
Buddhism War And Nationalism
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Author : Xue Yu
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-10-14
Buddhism War And Nationalism written by Xue Yu and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-14 with History categories.
This thesis examines the doctrinal grounds and different approaches to working out this "new Buddhist tradition," a startling contrast to the teachings of non-violence and compassion which have made Buddhism known as a religion of peace. In scores of articles as war approached in 1936-37, new monks searched and reinterpreted scripture, making controversial arguments for ideas like "compassionate killing" which would justify participating in war.
Monk S War In Vietnam
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Author : Frank M. Beyea
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009-05-01
Monk S War In Vietnam written by Frank M. Beyea and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-05-01 with Americans categories.
When the U.S. Marines were sent to South Vietnam in the 1960s, 18-year-old Beyea was among them. He offers here a vital document that illustrates his transformation from teenager to soldier in a modern war.
Monk S War An 18 Year Old Marine S Story From The Rice Paddies
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Author : Frank M. Beyea
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2014-02
Monk S War An 18 Year Old Marine S Story From The Rice Paddies written by Frank M. Beyea and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-02 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
In the last few years, Vietnam Veterans, including myself, have experienced a phenomenon that is hard to explain. People are interested in the Vietnam War! I think the audience for Vietnam War stories is a diverse one. From young people with a thirst for knowledge about what their fathers and grandfathers went through in the only war that America has lost (so far history hasn't made its final judgment on Iraq and Afghanistan) to the baby boomers who fought in Vietnam. Even those boomers who demonstrated actively against the war and resisted being part of it are suddenly interested. This book provides those interested with what they crave: more true stories of what it was like to live the life of a Marine ground pounder in Vietnam. It's like a good adventure novel, when your own "theater of the mind" puts you in the shoes of the main character.
