The Great Medieval Heretics: Five Centuries of Religious Dissent - Hardcover
Replete with terror, passion, and hope, this gripping narrative history explores the intricate mysteries of medieval Europe through the lives of the great heretics whose beliefs and practices challenged the teachings of an all-powerful church. Five centuries of social and spiritual turmoil are covered through a vivid and telling mix of events, personalities, and ideas.
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"A remarkable contribution to our understanding of medieval society and religion." —Hans J. Hillerbrand, professor of religion, Duke University, author, The Protestant Reformation
"Frassetto offers a detailed examination of the lives and teachings of learned heresiarchs, pesky troublemakers, and power-filled women mystics. Intellectual, social, and Church historians will all profit from this well-indexed work." —John R. Sommerfeldt, author, Bernard of Clairvaux: On the Life of the Mind
"Michael Frassetto clears a path through the thicket of religious dissent to deliver clear-eyed biographical sketches of the holy heresiarchs who gave so much grief to the medieval church. A non-polemical introduction to a thorny subject." —Stephen O'Shea, author, The Perfect Heresy
Michael Frassetto teaches history at the University of Delaware and has written extensively on the history of medieval heresy, religion, and society. He is the former religion editor for Encyclopaedia Britannica. He lives in Medford, New Jersey.
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"Frassetto admirably demonstrates that many who were declared heretics have much to teach us and some may not have been as far from orthodoxy as originally thought." —Library Journal
"A remarkable contribution to our understanding of medieval society and religion." —Hans J. Hillerbrand, professor of religion, Duke University, author, The Protestant Reformation
"A refreshing new view of medieval religious dissenters and their effect on Christianity as a whole. Michael Frassetto presents a human and very readable account." —Jeffrey Burton Russell, author, A History of Heaven
"Frassetto offers a detailed examination of the lives and teachings of learned heresiarchs, pesky troublemakers, and power-filled women mystics. Intellectual, social, and Church historians will all profit from this well-indexed work." —John R. Sommerfeldt, author, Bernard of Clairvaux: On the Life of the Mind
"Michael Frassetto clears a path through the thicket of religious dissent to deliver clear-eyed biographical sketches of the holy heresiarchs who gave so much grief to the medieval church. A non-polemical introduction to a thorny subject." —Stephen O'Shea, author, The Perfect Heresy
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- PublisherBluebridge
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 1933346124
- ISBN 13 9781933346120
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages256
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