ABSTRACT

Exploring the relationship of heresy, dissent and society in the 12th and 13th Centuries,The Devil’s World shows how people made conscious choices between heresy and orthodoxy in the middle ages and were not afraid to exert their power as ‘consumers’ of religion. The book gives an account of all popular religious movements, looks at the threat that heresy presented to the Church and lay powers and considers the measures they took to deal with it.

Ideal for students of medieval and religious history.

chapter |9 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|24 pages

The Monopoly

900–1135

chapter 2|25 pages

The New Economy

Markets, Troubadours, Universities and Heretics

chapter 3|25 pages

A World of Choices

Organised Heresy in Eastern and Western Europe

chapter 4|24 pages

Nails to Drive Out Nails

The Albigensian Crusade, the Fourth Lateran Council, Dominic Gusman and Francis of Assisi

chapter 5|24 pages

Competing for Souls

From the Death of Francis to the Fall of Montségur

chapter 6|27 pages

Restricting Choice

The Inquisition and the Decline of the Cathars

chapter 7|23 pages

The Decline of the Holy Men

1244–1300

chapter 8|11 pages

Women and Heresy

chapter 9|22 pages

‘Just as there are 72 Tongues …'

The Decline of Organised Heresy