At the heart of this volume is a concern with exploring levels of interaction between two particular objects of study, islands on the one hand, and military ord
At the heart of this volume is a concern with exploring levels of interaction between two particular objects of study, islands on the one hand, and military ord
In 1522, the Ottomans attacked the island of Rhodes and, after a six-month siege, the Hospitallers surrendered on terms. The Knights Hospitaller had ruled Rhode
A study of how the major military religious orders of the 12th and 13th century were viewed by the rulers, the clergy, the laity, and themselves. Also considers
"In Staging Holiness. The Case of Hospitaller Rhodes (ca. 1309-1522) Sofia Zoitou offers a study of the history of relic collections, devotional rituals and sit
