The Yellow Cross: The Story of the Last Cathars' Rebellion Against the Inquisition 1290-1329 - Brossura

Weis, Rene

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ISBN 10: 0375704418 ISBN 13: 9780375704413

Casa editrice: Vintage Books, 2002

Riassunto

Provides an in-depth study of the medieval Cathar community, which, during the thirteenth century, became the focus of systematic repression by the Catholic Church, were branded as heretics, and suffered successive waves of persecution and execution, but whose faith led them to defy the Catholic Church and the Inquisition for more than thirty years. Reprint. 10,000 first printing.

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Recensione:

“There can be fewer better guides than this beautiful book, which lets an almost forgotten people, even through the filter of time and the Inquisition, speak for themselves.” —The Washington Post Book World

"In a feat of inspired scholarship, Weis transports us back to that world, conveying all of the high drama of ecclesiastical interrogations, covert ceremonies, and fiery martyrdom. . . . A book that will long haunt its readers."--Booklist

"This book reanimates the real world of the Cathars of seven hundred years ago in a way that is fresh, utterly modern, and pulsates with life."–Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie, author of Montaillou

"It succeeds enthrallingly . . . a moving evocation of an almost inconceivable faith."--The Times (London)

L'autore:

René Weis is Professor of English Literature at University College London. He is the author of numerous scholarly publications and of Criminal Justice: The True Story of Edith Thompson, published to critical acclaim in Britain in 1988.
From the Hardcover edition.

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• Editore: Vintage Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0375704418
• ISBN 13: 9780375704413
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 2229