The Church in the later Middle Ages
By: Norman Tanner.
Series: The I.B. Tauris history of the Christian Church -- v. 3; I.B. Tauris history of the Christian Church -- v. 3.
Publisher: I.B. Tauris
Published: 2008
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 198
ISBN-13: 9781845114381
Subjects: Church history -- Middle Ages, 600-1500; Europe -- Church history -- 600-1500
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-192) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Background. Disasters. Crises within the western Church. Historiography. Outline of the chapters; title: Papacy and councils: Avignon papacy. From papal schism to the Council of Florence. Renaissance papacy. Conclusion; title: Clergy and religious orders: Diocesan (or secular) clergy. Religious orders. A case study: Norwich; title: Laity: Minimal obligations. Popular religion. Relaxation and enjoyment.; title: Knowledge and culture: Universities. Other learning. Arts, architecture and music; title: Heresy and dissent: Cathars and Waldensians. John Wyclif and the Lollards. Jan Hus and the Hussites. Inquisition and the prosecution of heresy; title: Eastern churches: The Orthodox Church. Other eastern churches; title: Christendom and the non-Christian world: Judaism. Islam. Paganism, magic and witchcraft; title: Conclusion.