Righteous persecution: inquisition, dominicans, and christianity in the middle ages
Auteur :
Ames, Christine Caldwell
Éditeur :
University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN :
9780812241334
Date de publication :
22 déc. 2008
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Format :
Paper over boards
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Inquisitors from the Order of Preachers, or Dominicans, crafted and promoted Christian meanings for their persecution of heresy in medieval Europe. With a mixture of existing religious beliefs, new interpretations, and responses to criticism, Dominicans shaped a medieval Christianity that permitted-or demanded-inquisitorial repression.