Nobility, faith and masculinity: the hospitaller knights of malta, c.1580-c.1700
Auteur :
Buttigieg, Emanuel
Éditeur :
Buttigieg, Emanuel
ISBN :
9781441103437
Date de publication :
1 avr. 2011
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 x 3,0 cm
Poids :
658 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
A study of the Hospitaller Knights of Malta in the early modern era focusing on nobility, faith and masculinity. It is about elite European noblemen who joined the Order of Malta. The Order - functioning in parallel with the convents - provided a highly respectable outlet for sons not earmarked for marriage.