The Cathars  -  Sean Martin

The most successful heresy of the Middle Ages

KORTE INHOUD

Catharism was the most successful heresy of the Middle Ages. The Cathars taught that the world is evil and must be transcended through a simple life of prayer, work, fasting and non-violence. They believed themselves to be the heirs of the true heritage of Christianity and completely rejected the Catholic Church and all its trappings, regarding it as the Church of Satan. Alarmed at the success of Catharism, the Church founded the Inquisition and launched the Albigensian Crusade to exterminate the heresy. Ma...
2004 Taal: Engels zie alle details...

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2004 Uitgever: Pocket 160 paginas Taal: Engels ISBN-10: 1904048331 ISBN-13: 9781904048336