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The Wycliffite Heresy: Authority and the Interpretation of Texts (Cambridge Studies in Medieval Literature)

By admin • October 8, 2012

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This is a study of the Wycliffite heresy, otherwise known as Lollardy, which flourished in England in the late fourteenth and early fifteenth centuries.

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The Earliest Christian Heretics

By admin • October 7, 2012

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Orthodox writers–Justin, Ireneaus, Hippolytus, Eusebius, Epiphanius, and others–wrote about the persons and movements they considered heretical. In this book, the editors have gleaned excerpts

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Perfect Heresy

By admin • October 6, 2012

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Eight hundred years ago, the Cathars, a group of heretical Christians from all walks of society, high and low, flourished in what is now

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Heresies: Against Progress and Other Illusions

By admin • October 5, 2012

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By the author of the best-selling Straw Dogs, this book is a characteristically trenchant and unflinchingly clear-sighted collection of reflections on our contemporary lot.

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Heresy, Magic and Witchcraft in Early Modern Europe (European Culture and Society)

By admin • October 5, 2012

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Bringing together the fields of Reformation and witchcraft studies, Gary K. Waite reveals how the early-modern period's religious conflicts led to widespread confusion and

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Dangerous Speech: A Social History of Blasphemy in Colonial Mexico

By admin • October 2, 2012

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Dangerous Speech is the first systematic treatment of blasphemous speech in colonial Mexico. This engaging social history examines the representation of blasphemy as a

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The War on Heresy

By admin • October 1, 2012

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Some of the most portentous events in medieval history—the Cathar crusade, the persecution and mass burnings of heretics, the papal inquisition—fall between 1000 and

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Heresy in the Roman Catholic Church: A History

By admin • September 30, 2012

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In the 2,000-year history of the Roman Catholic Church, instances of heretical movements have repeatedly challenged the central doctrinal authority of the pope. This

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The Future of Blasphemy: Speaking of the Sacred in an Age of Human Rights

By admin • September 29, 2012

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In the days of Moses, blasphemy was the mortal offense of failing to respect the divine. In an age of human rights, blasphemy is

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Censure and Heresy at the University of Paris, 1200-1400 (The Middle Ages Series)

By admin • September 28, 2012

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For the scholastic philosopher William Ockham (c. 1285-1347), there are three kinds of heresy. The first, and most unmistakable, is an outright denial of

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A History of Medieval Heresy and Inquisition (Critical Issues in World and International History)

By admin • September 26, 2012

In this concise and balanced survey of heresy and inquisition in the Middle Ages, Jennifer Kolpacoff Deane explores the increasingly bitter encounters between piety,

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Debunking David Barton's Jefferson Lies: #2 – Jefferson Founded a Secular University

By admin • September 26, 2012

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In his book The Jefferson Lies, Christian nationalist pseudo-historian David Barton professes to correct what he claims are seven lies about Thomas Jefferson, in

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Heresies of the High Middle Ages

By admin • September 3, 2012

Heresies of the High Middle Ages

This volume presents an extensive collection of Medieval sources for the history of the popular heresies in Western Europe. Sale Price: $16.99 Read More