The Templar Code For Dummies
Publisher: For Dummies
Published: June 25, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 384
ISBN-13: 9780470127650
Subjects: Christian communities & monasticism; Medieval World History (Circa 450 - Circa 1450); History; History - General History; History: World; World - General; History / World; Freemasonry; Medieval
First sentence: In A.D.1119, the Order of the Poor Fellow Soldiers of Christ and the Temple of Solomon formed in the wake of the First Crusade, and the world had never seen anything quite like them.
Description: Co-written by the author of Freemasons For Dummies, The Templar Code is more than an intriguing cipher or a mysterious symbol – it is the Code by which the Knights Templar lived and died, the Code that bound them together in secrecy, and the Code that inspired them to nearly superhuman feats of courage and endurance. The Templar Code for Dummies reveals the meaning behind the cryptic codes and secret rituals of the medieval brotherhood of warrior monks known as the Knights Templar. This intriguing guide covers such topics as who the Knights Templar were, how they rose so high and fell so far, and most importantly why there is so much interest in them today. 

The Templar Code For Dummies explores myths and theories of Christian history that appear in the Da Vinci Code such as the quest for the Holy Grail, the Catholic Church's relationship with women that are hotly debated now with special emphasis on the Knights Templar connection. And it reveals the surprising part the Templars have played in some of the most important historic events of these past seven centuries, including the French Revolution, the birth of groups such as the Freemasons, and even the American Civil War.
Table of contents: title: Part I: The Knights Templar and the Crusades.; title: Chapter 1. Defining the Templar Code.; title: Chapter 2. A Crash Course in Crusading.; title: Chapter 3. The Rise of the Knights Templar.; title: Part II: A Different Kind of Knighthood.; title: Chapter 4. Living in a Templar World.; title: Chapter 5. The Poor Knights Crash and Burn: The Fall of the Templars.; title: Chapter 6. Cold Case Files: The Evidence against the Templars.; title: Part III: After the Fall of the Templars.; title: Chapter 7. Templars Survive in Legend and in Fact.; title: Chapter 8. "Born in Blood": Freemasonry and the Templars.; title: Chapter 9. Modern-Day Templars.; title: Part IV: Templars and the Holy Grail.; title: Chapter 10. The Templars and the Quest for the Holy Grail.; title: Chapter 11. The 21st Century Dawns with a New Grail Myth.; title: Part V: Squaring Off: The Church versus the Gospel According to Dan Brown.; title: Chapter 12. Templars and The Da Vinci Code.; title: Chapter 13. The Suppression of the "Feminine Divine": Truth or Feminist Fiction?; title: Chapter 14. Getting Our Acts Together: Constantine and the Council of Nicaea.; title: Part VI: The Part of Tens.; title: Chapter 15. Ten Candidates for the Site of the Holy Grail.; title: Chapter 16. Ten Absolutely Must-See Templar Sites.; title: Chapter 17. Ten Places That May Be Hiding the Templar Treasure.; title: Index.