A History of Medieval Heresy and Inquisition

This concise and balanced survey of heresy and inquisition in the Middle Ages examines the dynamic interplay between competing medieval notions of Christian observance, tracing the escalating confrontations between piety, reform, dissent, and Church authority between 1100 and 1500. Jennifer Kolpacoff Deane explores the diverse regional and cultural settings in which key disputes over scripture, sacraments, and spiritual hierarchies erupted, events increasingly shaped by new ecclesiastical ideas and inquisitorial procedures. Incorporating recent research and debates in the field, her analysis brings to life a compelling issue that profoundly influenced the medieval world.

Author: Jennifer Kolpacoff Deane
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: 01/16/2011
Pages: 328
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.00d
ISBN13: 9780742555761
ISBN10: 0742555763
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Blasphemy, Heresy & Apostasy
- History | Europe | Medieval
- Religion | Christianity | History

About the Author
Jennifer Kolpacoff Deane is associate professor of history at the University of Minnesota, Morris.