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The Waldensian Dissent: Persecution and Survival, c.1170-c.1570

Hardback

Main Details

Title The Waldensian Dissent: Persecution and Survival, c.1170-c.1570
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Gabriel Audisio
Translated by Claire Davison
SeriesCambridge Medieval Textbooks
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:252
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 140
Category/GenreWorld history - c 500 to C 1500
ISBN/Barcode 9780521550291
ClassificationsDewey:273.6
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Illustrations 4 Maps

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 2 September 1999
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

The Poor of Lyons, whom their detractors called 'Waldensians' - after the name of their founder Waldo (or Vaudes) - first emerged around 1170 and formed in common with other groups of the period a sect which embraced evangelism, prophecy and poverty. By challenging their prohibition by the lay clergy, and by following the Scripture to the last letter, they suffered excommunication and were condemned as heretics. Forced underground and dispersed widely, they nevertheless managed to maintain contact across Europe, through an established network of itinerant preachers, in Provence and Dauphine, Calabria and Piedmont, Austria and Bohemia, Pomerania, Brandenburg, Silesia, and beyond. The Poor of Lyons constituted the only medieval heresy to have survived to the dawn of the so-called 'modern' period. Their tale of simple devotion mixed with a fierce tenacity serves to illuminate aspects of religious belief that have persisted to the present day.

Reviews

'This text should be welcomed by all those historians ... who have up to now lacked a comprehensive and worthwhile text for the study of Waldensians.' Caterina Bruschi, Boekbeoordelingen 'Audisio has written a thoroughly competent introduction to the movement.' The Heythrop Journal