The detection of heresy in late medieval England / Ian Forrest.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Forrest, Ian, 1975-

Series:

Oxford historical monographs.

Oxford historical monographs

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Heresy--England--History.

Heresy.

Criminal investigation--England--History.

Criminal investigation.

Lollards--Legal status, laws, etc--England--History.

Lollards.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (292 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Heresy was the most feared crime in the medieval moral universe. It was seen as a social disease capable of poisoning the body politic and shattering the unity of the church. The study of heresy in late medieval England has, to date, focused largely on the heretics. In consequence, we know very little about how this crime was defined by the churchmen who passed authoritative judgement on it.By examining the drafting, publicizing, and implementing of new laws against heresy in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, using published and unpublished judicial records, this book presents the first

Contents:

Contents; Abbreviations; Canon Law Citations; Bishops' Registers; Introduction; I. LEGISLATION; 1. Questions of Knowledge and Ignorance; 2. The Investigation of Heresy; 3. The Techniques of Detection; II. COMMUNICATION; 4. Statutes and the Circulation of Knowledge; 5. The Channels of Propaganda; 6. The Content of Propaganda; III. IMPLEMENTATION; 7. Reporting Heresy; 8. The Social Contours of Heresy Detection; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [242]-261) and index.

ISBN:

1-4294-3084-2

1-280-75613-6

9786610756131

0-19-153687-3

OCLC:

742333441