The origins of European dissent
By: R.I. Moore.
Series: Medieval Academy reprints for teaching ;; 30
Publisher: University of Toronto Press in association with the Medieval Academy of America
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Toronto; Buffalo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 322
Subjects: Heresies, Christian -- History -- Middle Ages, 600-1500; Dissenters, Religious -- Europe -- History; Christian sects, Medieval
Description: 'R. I. Moore traces the roots of dissent, the support which it commanded, and the reactions which it elicited from the holders of established power in the changing needs and conflicts of the expanding society of the eleventh and twelfth centuries: in spite of repression religious uniformity has never since reigned unchallenged.

His controversial argument is that the ideas and aspirations of the heretics had far less to do with religious faith or outlook than with the consequences of social anxieties and frustrations. He holds too that similarly the dogma of the Catholic Church can be understood more clearly in terms of the politics of power than of salvation.'
Notes: Bibliography: p. [292]-313.
Includes index.