A comprehensive account of one of the most mysterious medieval heretical sects--against which the Catholic Church launched a crusade to uproot them in the south of France. Assessing a rich amount of international research, THE CATHARS studies the rise and fall of the heresy from the 12th-century Rhineland to 15th-century Bosnia, and the Church's counteractions. 8 photos. 12 map.
This is the first comprehensive account in English of the most feared and the most mysterious of medieval heretics.
Product Details
CATHARS
Format: Paperback
Pages: 352
Product Weight: 1.09 lbs
Author: Lambert, Malcolm D.
Publication Date: 1998-07-07
Language: English
Series: Peoples of Europe
Publisher: WILEY
Dewey Decimal Classification: 272.3
Number of Units in Package: 1
ISBN: 9780631209591