Religion, Power, and Resistance from the Eleventh to the Sixteenth Centuries Playing the Heresy Card
Description
Addressing the myriad ways in which heresy accusations could fulfill political aims during the Middle Ages, this collection shows acts of heresy were not just influenced by religion. Essays examine individual cases, in addition to the close relationship of orthodoxy and political dominance in medieval games of power.
Keywords
ReligionHistorySocial ScienceSociology of ReligionEuropeMedievalPhilosophyHistory & SurveysPolitical ScienceHistory & TheorySociology
2014Book
Author(s)K. Bollermann, T. Izbicki, C. Nederman
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan US
ISBN9781137431042
LanguageEnglish
