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Perfect heresy : the revolutionary life and death of the medieval Cathars, Stephen O'Shea
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- A history of the Cathar movement in southern France during the thirteenth century and the series of crusades launched between 1209 and 1229 by Innocent III that destroyed them
- "At the beginning of the thirteenth century, the Cathars, a group of heretical Christians, thrived across what is now the Languedoc in southern France but was then a patchwork of city-states and principalities beholden to neither king nor bishop. The Cathars held revolutionary beliefs that threatened the authority of the Catholic Church as well as the legitimacy of feudal law: They thought the idea of Hell to be a sham; they rejected all sacraments, including marriage; they thought private property an absurd notion and that all things worldly were corrupt; and they gave women religious status equal to men." "Supported by the leading nobility of the region, the Cathars' growing influence enraged the Church and its powerful pope, Innocent III, determined to flex its muscle after decades of weakness. Innocent resolved to eradicate what is now known as the Great Heresy. He recruited the forces of France, eager to expand her territory to the south, and they systematically exterminated the Cathars and their supporters in a series of crusades between 1209 and 1229. By the time the wars were over, the ancient social fabric of the Languedoc had been destroyed, the map of France redrawn, and a terrifying new force that would torment Europe for centuries - the Inquisition - unleashed across southern France." "The Perfect Heresy eloquently chronicles the life and death of the Cathar movement - one of Western civilization's most mind-boggling tales. Full of colorful and passionate personalities, it brings long-ago events to life and sheds new light on the thirteenth century and on the timelessness of religious intolerance."--BOOK JACKET
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xiii, 333 pages
- Contents
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- The Conflict Widens
- A Time of Surprises
- The Verdict
- Toulouse
- The Return to Tolerance
- The End of the Crusade
- Inquisition
- Backlash
- The Synagogue of Satan
- Twilight in the Garden of Evil
- Languedoc and the Great Heresy
- Belibaste
- Epilogue: In Cathar Country
- Rome
- The Turn of the Century
- The Conversation
- Penance and Crusade
- Beziers
- Carcassonne
- Bad Neighbors
- Isbn
- 9780802713506
- Label
- Perfect heresy : the revolutionary life and death of the medieval Cathars
- Title
- Perfect heresy
- Title remainder
- the revolutionary life and death of the medieval Cathars
- Statement of responsibility
- Stephen O'Shea
- Language
- eng
- Summary
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- A history of the Cathar movement in southern France during the thirteenth century and the series of crusades launched between 1209 and 1229 by Innocent III that destroyed them
- "At the beginning of the thirteenth century, the Cathars, a group of heretical Christians, thrived across what is now the Languedoc in southern France but was then a patchwork of city-states and principalities beholden to neither king nor bishop. The Cathars held revolutionary beliefs that threatened the authority of the Catholic Church as well as the legitimacy of feudal law: They thought the idea of Hell to be a sham; they rejected all sacraments, including marriage; they thought private property an absurd notion and that all things worldly were corrupt; and they gave women religious status equal to men." "Supported by the leading nobility of the region, the Cathars' growing influence enraged the Church and its powerful pope, Innocent III, determined to flex its muscle after decades of weakness. Innocent resolved to eradicate what is now known as the Great Heresy. He recruited the forces of France, eager to expand her territory to the south, and they systematically exterminated the Cathars and their supporters in a series of crusades between 1209 and 1229. By the time the wars were over, the ancient social fabric of the Languedoc had been destroyed, the map of France redrawn, and a terrifying new force that would torment Europe for centuries - the Inquisition - unleashed across southern France." "The Perfect Heresy eloquently chronicles the life and death of the Cathar movement - one of Western civilization's most mind-boggling tales. Full of colorful and passionate personalities, it brings long-ago events to life and sheds new light on the thirteenth century and on the timelessness of religious intolerance."--BOOK JACKET
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- O'Shea, Stephen
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- BX4891.2
- LC item number
- .O84 2000
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Albigenses
- Albigenses
- Albigenses
- Languedoc (France)
- Label
- Perfect heresy : the revolutionary life and death of the medieval Cathars, Stephen O'Shea
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-311) and index
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- volume
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
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- The Conflict Widens
- A Time of Surprises
- The Verdict
- Toulouse
- The Return to Tolerance
- The End of the Crusade
- Inquisition
- Backlash
- The Synagogue of Satan
- Twilight in the Garden of Evil
- Languedoc and the Great Heresy
- Belibaste
- Epilogue: In Cathar Country
- Rome
- The Turn of the Century
- The Conversation
- Penance and Crusade
- Beziers
- Carcassonne
- Bad Neighbors
- Control code
- 44626996
- Dimensions
- 21 cm
- Extent
- xiii, 333 pages
- Isbn
- 9780802713506
- Lccn
- 00042875
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- Label
- Perfect heresy : the revolutionary life and death of the medieval Cathars, Stephen O'Shea
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-311) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- The Conflict Widens
- A Time of Surprises
- The Verdict
- Toulouse
- The Return to Tolerance
- The End of the Crusade
- Inquisition
- Backlash
- The Synagogue of Satan
- Twilight in the Garden of Evil
- Languedoc and the Great Heresy
- Belibaste
- Epilogue: In Cathar Country
- Rome
- The Turn of the Century
- The Conversation
- Penance and Crusade
- Beziers
- Carcassonne
- Bad Neighbors
- Control code
- 44626996
- Dimensions
- 21 cm
- Extent
- xiii, 333 pages
- Isbn
- 9780802713506
- Lccn
- 00042875
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
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