THE CATHARS - Bernard Marillier

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They rejected the dogmas and sacraments of the Church of Rome, preached the return to evangelical purity and crystallized around them the numerous anxieties that agitated Christian spirituality after the year 1000: these are the distinctive traits of the Cathars, who found fertile ground for diffusion in Languedoc of courtly love and the poetry of the troubadours.

Centered on a radical dualism, with roots in ancient and medieval "heresies", the Cathar movement developed a rigorous doctrine and an ascetic ethic , developing so rapidly that it became a fierce rival in the eyes of the Church and a dangerous element for the unity of the Christianity. After vain attempts to win back the heretics through persuasion, Rome opted for force, unleashing a sort of "holy war" that bloodied the first half of the 13th century.

The volume offers a compelling and accurate reconstruction of the origins of Catharism and its doctrine , retracing a historical parable that also had a profound influence on the social and political level.

Author: Bernard Marillier

Publisher: Edizioni L'Età dell'Aquario

Pages 168