TY - BOOK AU - Selwood,Dominic TI - Knights of the cloister: Templars and Hospitallers in central-southern Occitania, c. 1100-c. 1300 SN - 0851157300 (alk. paper) U1 - 944.8/SEL PY - 1999/// CY - Woodbridge, Suffolk, Rochester, NY PB - Boydell Press KW - Templars KW - France, Southern KW - History KW - Hospitallers N1 - 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 ER -