The hammer of the inquisitors : : Brother Bernard Delicieux and the struggle against the inquisition in fourteenth-century France / / Alan Friedlander.
The early fourteenth century saw the resistance of the Franciscans to the conduct of the ecclesiastical Inquisition in the wake of the Cathar heresy, the crisis and destruction of the Spiritual Franciscan movement and the struggle to maintain the unity of France under Philip the Fair. The movement t...
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| Superior document: | Cultures, Beliefs and Traditions: Medieval and Early Modern Peoples ; 9 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden : : Brill,, [2000] ©2000 |
| Year of Publication: | 2000 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Cultures, Beliefs and Traditions: Medieval and Early Modern Peoples ;
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
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| Summary: | The early fourteenth century saw the resistance of the Franciscans to the conduct of the ecclesiastical Inquisition in the wake of the Cathar heresy, the crisis and destruction of the Spiritual Franciscan movement and the struggle to maintain the unity of France under Philip the Fair. The movement to suppress the Inquisition - unique in the Middle Ages - was conceived of and directed by Bernard Delicieux, one of the last leaders of the Spiritual Franciscans, whose rise to fame and involvement in these controversies forms the focus of this first monographic treatment in 70 years. |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9004474846 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Alan Friedlander. |