Selwood, Dominic, 1970-

Knights of the cloister : Templars and Hospitallers in central-southern Occitania, c. 1100-c. 1300 / Dominic Selwood. - Woodbridge, Suffolk ; Rochester, NY : Boydell Press, 1999. - xvii, 261 p. : ill., 1 map ; pbk ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-232) and index.

Map of Principal Commanderies in Central-Southern Occitania --
I. Central-Southern Occitania. Geography and economy. Political power. Religious life. The Reconquest and the crusading Orders. The Albigensian Crusade --
II. Early Activity in Occitania. The Hospital. The Temple --
III. The Church and the Military Orders. The Orders and the secular Church. (i) Papal privileges. (ii) Bishops. The Orders and the monastic world. (i) Abbots. (ii) Burial --
IV. The Laity and the Military Orders. Economic relations with the laity. (i) Imperial and comital privileges. (ii) Pilgrims. Recruitment and confraternity. (i) Provisions in the Rules. (ii) In Occitania --
V. Administrative Structures. Authority. (i) Geographical competence. (ii) Officials.

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Templars--History.--France, Southern
Hospitallers--History.--France, Southern


France, Southern--History.

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