History Of The Cathars, A Pocket Essential Short Martin SeanPaperback / softback
History Of The Cathars, A Pocket Essential Short Martin SeanPaperback / softback Catharism was the most successful heresy of the Middle Ages. They believed themselves to be the heirs of the true…
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History Of The Cathars, A Pocket Essential Short Martin SeanPaperback / softback
Catharism was the most successful heresy of the Middle Ages. They believed themselves to be the heirs of the true heritage of Christianity going back to apostolic times, and completely rejected the Catholic Church and all its trappings, regarding it as the Church of Satan; Cathar services and ceremonies, by contrast, were held in fields, barns and in people's homes. Flourishing principally in the Languedoc and Italy, the Cathars taught that the world is evil and must be transcended through a simple life of prayer, work, fasting and non-violence.
And again unlike the Church, the Cathars respected women, and women played a major role in the movement. Finding support from the nobility in the fractious political situation in southern France, the Cathars also found widespread popularity among peasants and artisans. Alarmed at the success of Catharism, the Church founded the Inquisition and
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