Castles of God: Fortified Religious Buildings of the World

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Boydell Press, 2004 - 304 من الصفحات
Throughout history, great faiths have been subjected to persecution and attack from beyond the wall - literally walls, in Peter Harrison's remarkable book of the great monastery-fortresses, and church-fortresses, of the world.
 

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Introduction
1
Middle Eastern Origins
7
The religious settlements of the Essenes at Qumran Israel
9
The Monastery of St Catherine Egypt
17
Ireland
23
The Crusades
38
Chastel Blanc Syria
45
Portugal
54
Italy
148
Russia
158
America and the Philippines
170
The fortified Spanish missions of San Antonio Texas
171
The Caucasus Region
191
The fortress Monastery of St Paul and St Peter Tatev Armenia
193
The Church and Monastery of Dzvari Georgia
200
Ethiopia
206

Great Britain
66
The fortified ecclesiastical buildings of Englands northern Borderlands
67
Lindisfarne Priory Holy Island Northumberland
74
The medieval tower churches and castles of Gower South Wales
82
Scandinavia
88
The fortified churches of the Baltic
90
France
97
BeaumontduPérigord France
102
SaintAvitSenieur France
116
The Eastern Mediterranean and Eastern Europe
121
The monasteries of Mount Athos Greece
122
The fortified Saxon village church of Prejmer Romania
132
Central Europe
137
Ecclesiastical fortresses in RhinelandPalatinate Bavaria and BadenWürttemberg
140
Enda Medhane Alem Adua Tigre Ethiopia
213
Islam I
215
The ribats and fortified mosques of Tunisia
224
Islam II
227
Iran and Syria
239
The Persian and Syrian castles of the Assassins
241
The Himalayan Region
250
The monastery complex of Pelkhor Chode Gyantse Tibet
259
Fortified dzongs and monasteries of Bhutan
269
Conclusion
276
Glossary of Terms
281
Bibliography
285
Index
291
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