A history of medieval heresy and inquisition / Jennifer Kolpacoff Deane.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Deane, Jennifer Kolpacoff, 1970- author.

Series:

Critical issues in world and international history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Church history--Middle Ages, 600-1500.

Church history.

Heresy--History--To 1500.

Heresy.

Inquisition--History--To 1500.

Inquisition.

Witchcraft--History--To 1500.

Witchcraft.

Church history--Middle Ages.

Physical Description:

xxxii, 297 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 24 cm.

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2022]

Summary:

"Examining the dynamic interplay between competing medieval notions of Christian observance, this book traces the escalating confrontations between piety, reform, dissent, and Church authority. It explores how diverse culture and regional settings influence major disputes over scripture, sacraments, and spiritual hierarchies of the Medieval world"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: ch. One Good Christians, "Cathars," and Historical Evidence

ch. Two Poverty, Preaching, and the Poor of Lyon

ch. Three Lawyer Popes, Mendicant Preachers, and New Inquisitorial Procedures

ch. Four Spiritual Franciscans, the Poverty Controversy, and the Apocalypse

ch. Five Mysticism, Lay Religious Women, and the Problem of Spiritual Authority

ch. Six Medieval Magic, Demonology, and Witchcraft

ch. Seven Wyclif, the Word of God, and Inquisition in England

ch. Eight Reform, Revolution, and the Lay Chalice in Bohemia.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Kolpacoff Deane, Jennifer. History of medieval heresy and inquisition

ISBN:

9781538152935

1538152932

9781538152942

1538152940

OCLC:

1327843087