Power & purity: cathar heresy in medieval italy
Auteur :
Lansing, Carol
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press Inc
ISBN :
9780195149807
Date de publication :
25 oct. 2001
Dimensions :
21,2 x 16,7 x 2,0 cm
Poids :
331 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Cathars denied any value to material life, including the human body, baptism, and the Eucharist, even marriage and childbirth. This text explores Cathar heresy in the Medieval Italian town of Orvieto. Using archival research, it details the social makeup of the Cathar community.