The Templars and the Assassins : the militia of Heaven /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Wasserman, James, 1948-
Other Authors:	Bernard, of Clairvaux, Saint, 1090 or 1091-1153
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Rochester, Vt. : Destiny Books, 2001.
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Military religious orders > History. Templars. Assassins (Ismailites) Occultism > Religious aspects.

Table of Contents:

An introduction to secret societies
Setting the stage. Historical background of the Crusades
The order of Assassins. The Assassin myth ; Islamic roots ; Teachings of Ismailism ; Enter Hasan
An overview of Hasan's Assassins ; After Hasan ; The Syrian Assassins ; The Nizari Ismalis today ; Reflections on the Assassin Order
The Knights Templar. The first Crusade ; An overview of the Order ; The early years ; The second Crusade ; Saladin and the Battle of Hattin ; The third Crusade ; The fourth Crusade ; The Cathars and the Albigensian Crusade ; The sixth Crusade and the Battle of La Forbie ; The seventh Crusade and the rise of Baybars ; The eighth Crusade and final defeat ; The last years of the Knights Templar ; The end of the Order ; Reflections on the Templar Order ; The path of the mysteries
Appendixes. The nine degrees of wisdom ; In praise of the new knighthood.