War on Heresy
Subtitle: Faith and Power in Medieval Europe
Publisher: TBS/GBS/Transworld
Published: 2012
Language: eng
Number of pages: 416
ISBN-13: 9781847653482
Subjects: Heresy; Middle ages; Europe, history, 476-1492
Description: In AD 1000 heresy had barely been heard of, yet within a few generations accusations were commonplace and institutions had been set up to identify beliefs seen as departures from true religion. This book examines evidence of the time and looks at the motives of those who conducted the war on heresy.