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The perfect heresy : the revolutionary life and death of the medieval Cathars / Stephen O'Shea.
Van Pelt Library BX4891.2 .O84 2000
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LIBRA BX4891.2 .O84 2000
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- O'Shea, Stephen.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Albigenses--France--Languedoc--History.
- Albigenses.
- Heresy and inquisition in the Middle Ages.
- History.
- Languedoc (France)--Church history.
- Languedoc (France).
- France--Languedoc.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 333 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Walker & Co., 2000.
- Summary:
- O'Shea eloquently chronicles the life and death of the Cathar movement, one of Western civilization's most mind-boggling tales. The extermination of these heretical Christians around 1200 A.D. unleashed the Inquisition, a terrifying new force that would torment Europe for centuries. 15 illustrations.
- Contents:
- 1. Languedoc and the Great Heresy 17
- 2. Rome 32
- 3. The Turn of the Century 40
- 4. The Conversation 55
- 5. Penance and Crusade 67
- 6. Beziers 75
- 7. Carcassonne 88
- 8. Bad Neighbors 104
- 9. The Conflict Widens 117
- 10. A Time of Surprises 132
- 11. The Verdict 150
- 12. Toulouse 157
- 13. The Return to Tolerance 169
- 14. The End of the Crusade 179
- 15. Inquisition 191
- 16. Backlash 201
- 17. The Synagogue of Satan 211
- 18. Twilight in the Garden of Evil 222
- 19. Belibaste 239
- Epilogue: In Cathar Country 247.
- Notes:
- Maps on lining papers.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-311) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0802713505
- OCLC:
- 44626996
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