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The Birth Of Popular Heresy

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Description for The Birth Of Popular Heresy Paperback. An edited collection of letters, chronicles, and sermons written, in the main, by clerics and other highly placed church officials during the eleventh and twelfth centuries. R.I. Moore uses them to analyse the beginning and development of popular heresy. Series: MART: The Medieval Academy Reprints for Teaching. Num Pages: 166 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM7; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 240.

The seeds of heresy are contained in Christianity itself, which began as a religion of dissent. In the Middle Ages the Church was the main focus of intellectual activity, and its spiritual leaders themselves often questioned the practices and beliefs which heretics openly challenged.

The documentary analysed in this volume trace the development of popular heresy from its beginnings. Four main themes are presented: the first manifestations of popular dissent in the eleventh century; the emergence of evangelical anticlericalism in the twelfth century; the infiltration of western heterodoxy in the mid-1100s; and the establishment and early organization of Cathar ... Read more

Originally published by Edward Arnold, 1975.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
166
Condition
New
Series
MART: The Medieval Academy Reprints for Teaching
Number of Pages
166
Place of Publication
Toronto, Canada
ISBN
9780802076595
SKU
V9780802076595
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About R. I. Moore
R.I. Moore is Senior Lecturer in History at the University of Sheffield.

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