The Cathars - Couverture souple

Barber, Malcolm

 
9780582256613: The Cathars

Synopsis

 The Cathars are one of the most famous heretical movements of the late twelfth and early thirteenth centuries. They infiltrated the highest ranks of society and posed a major threat not only to the Catholic Church but also to secular authorities as well. The movement was finally smashed by the crusade and the inquisitional proceedings that followed. This new study is the first comprehensive history of the Cathars. It addresses major topics in medieval history including heresy, orthodoxy and the Crusades as well as providing a history of the social and political history of Languedoc and the rise of the Capetian dynasty. A fascinating study of the development of radical religious belief and its violent suppression.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

 The Cathars are one of the most famous heretical movements of the late twelfth and early thirteenth centuries. They infiltrated the highest ranks of society and posed a major threat not only to the Catholic Church but also to secular authorities as well. The movement was finally smashed by the crusade and the inquisitional proceedings that followed. This new study is the first comprehensive history of the Cathars. It addresses major topics in medieval history including heresy, orthodoxy and the Crusades as well as providing a history of the social and political history of Languedoc and the rise of the Capetian dynasty. A fascinating study of the development of radical religious belief and its violent suppression.

Revue de presse

'well-illustrated and attractive...deserves a wide readership' English Historical Review'provides an admirable review of recent scholarship...Professor Barber has shown the ways in which Cathar history should move forward'.History 'beautifully written ... Barber's cool common sense gives a chance to see the religion and the society in which it became rooted in a new light. Highly recommended'THES 'excellent history' Antiquaries Journal

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Autres éditions populaires du même titre

9780582256620: The Cathars: Dualist Heretics in Languedoc in the High Middle Ages

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0582256623 ISBN 13 :  9780582256620
Editeur : Pearson Education Limited, 2000
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