Crusade Against the Grail: The Struggle Between the Cathars, the Templars, and the Church of Rome (Rahn Otto)(Paperback)

Crusade Against the Grail: The Struggle Between the Cathars, the Templars, and the Church of Rome (Rahn Otto)(Paperback)

The first English translation of the book that reveals the Cathar stronghold at Montsegur to be the repository of the Holy Grail - Presents the history of the Papal persecution of the Cathars that lies hidden in the medieval epic Parzival and in the poetry of the troubadours - Provides new insights

The Temple and the Grail: The Mysteries of the Order of the Templars and the Grail and Their Significance for Our Time (Veltman Willem Frederik)(Paperback)

In the popular imagination, the Holy Grail--which played a central role in the legend of King Arthur--belongs in the realm of myth. The Knights Templar also play an enigmatic role in popular legends. Despite the immense volume of historical research available, plausible explanations to the

Constructing Kingship: The Capetian Monarchs of France and the Early Crusades (Rigby S. H.)(Paperback)

This book examines the relationship between the Capetian monarchs of France and the Crusades, and considers the challenge to political authority that confronted them following their failure to join the early crusades, and their less-than-impressive involvement in later

The Fall of Carthage: The Punic Wars 265-146 BC (Goldsworthy Adrian)(Paperback)

The greatest conflict of antiquity, the struggle for supremacy between Rome and Carthage. The struggle between Rome and Carthage in the Punic Wars was arguably the greatest and most desperate conflict of antiquity. The forces involved and the casualties suffered by both sides were far greater than

Kill Them All: Cathars and Carnage in the Albigensian Crusade (McGlynn Sean)(Paperback)

A paperback edition of the first book to provide a military history of the whole Albigensian Crusade, covering vital over-looked

The Concise History of the Crusades, Third Student Edition (Madden Thomas F.)(Paperback)

What is the relationship between the medieval crusades and the problems of the modern Middle East? Were the crusades the Christian equivalent of Muslim jihad? In this sweeping yet crisp history, Thomas F. Madden offers a brilliant and compelling narrative of the crusades and their contemporary

The Crusades: The Authoritative History of the War for the Holy Land (Asbridge Thomas)(Paperback)

The Crusades is an authoritative, accessible single-volume history of the brutal struggle for the Holy Land in the Middle Ages. Thomas Asbridge--a renowned historian who writes with 'maximum vividness' (Joan Acocella, The New Yorker)--covers the years 1095 to 1291 in this big, ambitious, readable

God Against the Gods: The History of the War Between Monotheism and Polytheism (Kirsch Jonathan)(Paperback)

'Lively... points out that the conflict between the worship of many gods and the worship of one true god never disappeared.' --Publishers Weekly'Jonathan Kirsch has written another blockbuster about the Bible and its world.' --David Noel Freedman, Editor-in-Chief of the Anchor Bible Project'Kirsch

Machine Crusade - Legends of Dune 2 (Herbert Brian)(Paperback / softback)

The breathtaking vision and incomparable storytelling of Brian Herbert and Kevin Anderson's Dune: The Butlerian Jihad, a prequel to Frank Herbert's classic Dune, propelled it to the ranks of speculative fiction's classics in its own right. Now, with all the color, scope, and fascination of the

An Illustrated History of the Later Crusades: The Crusades of 1200-1588 in Palestine, Spain, Italy and Northern Europe, from the Sack of Constantinopl (Phillips Charles)(Paperback)

Richly illustrated throughout, this book details the later crusades, which were fought between 1200 and 1588. These begun with the attempts to regain the city of Jerusalem, held by the Christians for two generations but lost to Saladin in 1187. Conflict soon spread to Egypt, Spain and Italy and

Unlocking the Church: The Lost Secrets of Victorian Sacred Space (Whyte William)(Paperback)

The Victorians built tens of thousands of churches in the hundred years between 1800 and 1900. Wherever you might be in the English-speaking world, you will be close to a Victorian built or remodelled ecclesiastical building. Contemporary experience of church buildings is almost entirely down to

History of the Crusades III - The Kingdom of Acre and the Later Crusades (Runciman Steven)(Paperback / softback)

The Trinitarian Faith: The Evangelical Theology of the Ancient Catholic Church (Torrance Thomas F.)(Paperback)

Cutting across the divide between East and West and between Catholic and Evangelical, Thomas F. Torrance illuminates our understanding of the doctrine of the Holy Trinity. Torrance combines here the Gospel and a theology shaped by Karl Barth and the Church Fathers, and offers his readers a unique

Vatican I: The Council and the Making of the Ultramontane Church (O'Malley John W.)(Paperback)

In 1869, some seven hundred Catholic bishops traveled to Rome to participate in the first church-wide council in three hundred years. The French Revolution had shaken the foundations of the church. Pope Pius IX was determined to set things right through a declaration by the council that the pope

Catholic Modern: The Challenge of Totalitarianism and the Remaking of the Church (Chappel James)(Pevná vazba)

In 1900 the Catholic Church stood staunchly against human rights, religious freedom, and the secular state. According to the Catholic view, modern concepts like these, unleashed by the French Revolution, had been a disaster. Yet by the 1960s, those positions were reversed. How did this happen? Why,

Perfect Heresy - The Life and Death of the Cathars (O'Shea Stephen)(Paperback / softback)

The Cathars, a group of heretical Christians from all walks of society, high and low, flourished in what is now the Languedoc in Southern France. Their subversive beliefs brought down on them the wrath of Popes and monarchs and provoked a brutal 'Crusade' against

The Secrets Between Us (Umrigar Thrity)(Paperback)

'The women at the heart of this novel inhabit the harsh world of the urban Indian poor, and struggle separately and together for dignity and survival. Thrity Umrigar has written a moving human tale that vividly brings to life both the women and the city of Mumbai.'--Salman RushdieBhima, the

The Lady Agns Mystery - Volume 1: The Season of the Beast and the Breath of the Rose (Japp Andrea)(Paperback)

1304: The Church and the French Crown are locked in a power struggle.In Normandy, monks on a secret mission are murdered.Young noblewoman Agn s de Souarcy fights to retain her independence but must face the Inquisition, unaware that she is the focus of an ancient

The Book of Contemplation: Islam and the Crusades (Ibn Munqidh Usama)(Paperback)

The Crusades as seen through the eyes of Muslims A significant contribution to the understanding of the medieval holy wars between Christians and Muslims, this volume brings together the best and most complete eyewitness account of the Crusades from the perspective of a medieval Muslim writer

The Late Medieval English Church: Vitality and Vulnerability Before the Break with Rome (Bernard G. W.)(Paperback)

The later medieval English church is invariably viewed through the lens of the Reformation that transformed it. But in this bold and provocative book historian George Bernard examines it on its own terms, revealing a church with vibrant faith and great energy, but also with weaknesses that

Lancelot-Grail: 1. the History of the Holy Grail: The Old French Arthurian Vulgate and Post-Vulgate in Translation (Lacy Norris J.)(Paperback)

The History of the Holy Grail was added to the Vulgate Cycle after the events described in The Quest of the Holy Grail were already an established part of the Arthurian story. It relates the story of the Grail from its first appearance at the Crucifixion up to the point where it is placed by Alain,

Spice and Wolf, Vol. 9 (Light Novel): The Town of Strife II (Hasekura Isuna)(Paperback)

The capture of a narwhal and the ensuing power struggle between the northern and southern districts of Kerube has Lawrence caught in the middle Backed into a corner by his own trade guild, can the merchant find a way to extricate himself from this delicate situation? And what of the wolf bone from

The Mystery of the Grail: Initiation and Magic in the Quest for the Spirit (Evola Julius)(Paperback)

In this important study of the meaning of the Grail, one of Europe's greatest esoteric philosophers discloses the pre-Christian and initiatic sources of this symbolic motif that is so central to Western mythology and culture. He demonstrates how the main features of the legend are from an older

The Trial of the Templars (Barber Malcolm)(Paperback)

Malcolm Barber's classic The Trial of the Templars recounts the dramatic demise of this elite military force in the fourteenth century. Having fought against Islam in the crusades in the East for nearly two centuries, in October 1307 the members of this respected Order were arrested on the order of