Hodapp / Von Kannon The Templar Code For Dummies

1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-118-05143-6
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 384 Seiten, E-Book

A captivating look into the society of the Knights Templar
Brought to you by the author of Freemasons For Dummies,The Templar Code is more than an intriguing cipher or a mysterioussymbol - it is the Code by which the Knights Templar livedand died, the Code that bound them together in secrecy, and theCode that inspired them to nearly superhuman feats of courage andendurance. The Templar Code for Dummies reveals the meaningbehind the cryptic codes and secret rituals of the medievalbrotherhood of warrior monks known as the Knights Templar. Thisintriguing guide will cover such topics as who the Knights Templarwere, how they rose so high and fell so far, and most importantlywhy there is so much interest in them today. The Templar CodeFor Dummies will explore myths and theories of Christianhistory that appear in the Da Vinci Code such as the questfor the Holy Grail, the Catholic Church's relationship with womenthat are hotly debated now with special emphasis on the Templarconnection. It also explores the surprising part the Templars haveplayed in some of the most important historic events of these pastseven centuries, including the French Revolution, the birth ofgroups such as the Freemasons, and even the American Civil War.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hodapp, Christopher

Von Kannon, Alice

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction.
Part I: The Knights Templar and the Crusades.
Chapter 1. Defining the Templar Code.
Chapter 2. A Crash Course in Crusading.
Chapter 3. The Rise of the Knights Templar.
Part II: A Different Kind of Knighthood.
Chapter 4. Living in a Templar World.
Chapter 5. The Poor Knights Crash and Burn: The Fall of theTemplars.
Chapter 6. Cold Case Files: The Evidence against theTemplars.
Part III: After the Fall of the Templars.
Chapter 7. Templars Survive in Legend and in Fact.
Chapter 8. "Born in Blood": Freemasonry and the templars.
Chapter 9. Modern-Day Templars.
Part IV: Templars and the Grail.
Chapter 10. The Templars and the Quest for the Holy Grail.
Chapter 11. The 21st Century Dawns with a New Grail Myth.
Part V: Squaring Off: The Church versus the Gospel Accordingto Dan Brown.
Chapter 12. Templars and The Da Vinci Code.
Chapter 13. The Suppression of the "Feminine Divine": Truth orFeminist Fiction?
Chapter 14. Getting Our Acts Together: Constantine and theCouncil of Nicaea.
Part VI: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 15. Ten Candidates for the Site of the Holy Grail.
Chapter 16. Ten Absolutely Must-See Templar Sites.
Chapter 17. Ten Places That May Be Hiding the TemplarTreasure.
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Christopher Hodapp is a Freemason who has traveledextensively reporting on the Masonic practices in the UnitedStates, United Kingdom, France, and elsewhere.
Alice Von Kannon is a historian and writer, who hasworked for many years in the advertising and commercial productionbusiness.