| Description |
1 online resource (vii, 332 pages) |
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Heresy and inquisition in the Middle Ages, 2046-8938 ; volume 4 |
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Heresy and inquisition in the Middle Ages.
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| Contents |
1 Questions about the Cathars -- 2 The Paradigm of Catharism; or, the Historians' Illusion -- 3 The Cathar Middle Ages as a Methodological and Historiographical Problem -- 4 The Heretical Dissidence of the 'Good Men' in the Albigeois (1276-1329): Localism and Resistance to Roman Clericalism -- 5 The Heretici of Languedoc: Local Holy Men and Women or Organized Religious Group? New Evidence from Inquisitorial, Notarial and Historiographical Sources -- 6 Cathar Links with the Balkans and Byzantium -- 7 Pseudepigraphic and Parabiblical Narratives in Medieval Eastern Christian Dualism, and their Implications for the Study of Catharism -- 8 The Cathars from Non-Catholic Sources -- 9 Converted-Turned-Inquisitors and the Image of the Adversary: Ranier Sacconi Explains Cathars -- 10 The Textbook Heretic: Moneta of Cremona's Cathars -- 11 'Lupi rapaces in ovium vestimentis': Heretics and Heresy in Papal Correspondence -- 12 Looking for the 'Good Men' in the Languedoc: An Alternative to 'Cathars'? -- 13 Principles at Stake: The Debate of April 2013 in Retrospect -- 14 Goodbye to Catharism? |
| Summary |
Cathars have long been regarded as posing the most organised challenge to orthodox Catholicism in the medieval West, even as a'counter-Church'to orthodoxy in southern France and northern Italy. Their beliefs, understood to be inspired by Balkan dualism, are often seen as the most radical among medieval heresies. However, recent work has fiercely challenged this paradigm, arguing instead that'Catharism'was a construct of its persecutors, mis-named and mis-represented by generations of subsequent scholarship, and its supposedly radical views were a fantastical projection of the fears of orthodox commentators. This volume brings together a wide range of views from some of the most distinguished international scholars in the field, in order to address the debate directly while also opening up new areas for research. Focussing on dualism and anti-materialist beliefs in southern France, Italy and the Balkans, it considers a number of crucial issues. These include: what constitutes popular belief; how (and to what extent) societies of the past were based on the persecution of dissidents; and whether heresy can be seen as an invention of orthodoxy. At the same time, the essays shed new light on some key aspects of the political, cultural, religious and economic relationships between the Balkans and more western regions of Europe in the Middle Ages. Antonio Sennis is Senior Lecturer in Medieval History at University College London Contributors: John H. Arnold, Peter Biller, Caterina Bruschi, David d'Avray, Jörg Feuchter, Bernard Hamilton, Robert I. Moore, Mark Gregory Pegg, Rebecca Rist, Lucy Sackville, Antonio Sennis, Claire Taylor, Julien Théry-Astruc, Yuri Stoyanov |
| Notes |
"The essays collected in this volume originate in papers delivered at the conference 'Catharism: Balkan Heresy or Construct of a Persecuting Society?', which was held at University College London and at the Warburg Institute on 18-19 April 2013"--Page vii |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Albigenses -- France -- Languedoc -- History
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RELIGION -- Christianity -- Protestant.
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Albigenses
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France -- Languedoc
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Sennis, Antonio, editor
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| ISBN |
9781782048176 |
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1782048170 |
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