The Cathars and the Albigensian Crusade

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Cathars and the Albigensian Crusade
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Michael Coston
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:240
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 138
Category/GenreRoman Catholicism and Roman Catholic churches
ISBN/Barcode 9780719043321
ClassificationsDewey:273.6
Audience
Undergraduate
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations Illustrations, black & white

Publishing Details

Publisher Manchester University Press
Imprint Manchester University Press
Publication Date 11 September 1997
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This is a compelling introduction to the war against the heretics of Languedoc launched in 1209, combined with a description of the political. economic, religious and social conditions of south-western France in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. Michael Costen shows why the Cathar heresy came to flourish and how the campaign against it developed into a programme of conquest by which an alliance of church and state finally destroyed the heresy and united the region with the newly expanding.

Author Biography

Michael Costen is Senior Lecturer in Adult Education and Tutor in Historical Studies at the University of Bristol -- .