History of Medieval Heresy and Inquisition

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.

List of contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Contours of Authority in Medieval Christendom
1¿Good Christians, "Cathars," and the Apostolic Model
2¿Poverty, Preaching, and the Poor of Lyon
3¿Lawyer Popes, Mendicant Preachers, and Inquisitorial Process
4¿Spiritual Franciscans, the Poverty Controversy, and the Apocalypse
5¿"Beguines", Mysticism, and the Problem of Spiritual Authority
6¿Medieval Magic, Demonology, and Witchcraft
7¿Wyclif, the Word, and Inquisition in England
8¿Reform, Revolution, and the Lay Chalice in Bohemia
Epilogue
Notes
Index
About the Author

About the author

By Jennifer Kolpacoff Deane

Product details

• Authors: Jennifer Kolpacoff Deane
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2022
• EAN: 9781538152942
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-5294-2
• No. of pages: 332
• Series: Critical Issues in World and International History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Europe, European History, Psychology, RELIGION / Christianity / History, RELIGION / Psychology of Religion, Religion: general, Christianity, History of Religion, European history: medieval period, middle ages, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval