Michael Haag
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Arguably one of the most provocative, puzzling, and misunderstood organizations of medieval times, the legendary Knights Templar have always been shrouded in a veil of mystery, while inspiring popular culture from Indiana Jones to Dan Brown. In The Templars, author Michael Haag offers a definitive history of these loyal Christian soldiers of the Crusades-sworn to defend the Holy Land and Jerusalem, but ultimately damned and destroyed by the Pope and...
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From the international bestselling author of The Templars and The Tragedy of the Templars comes a fascinating account of one of the most mysterious and controversial figures in religious history. Mary Magdalene is a larger figure than any text, larger than the Bible or the Church; she has taken on a life of her own. She has been portrayed as a penitent whore, a wealthy woman, Christ's wife, an adulteress, a symbol of the frailty of women, and an object...
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384 p. : ill., maps ; 21 cm.
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English
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The first history of the legendary Templar knights since the Vatican momentously released the records of their trial and exoneration. Haag investigates their origins and history, the enduring myths, and the soaring architecture of an enigmatic order long shrouded in mystery and controversy.
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