The Cathars

doi:10.1017/9781108556620.018

15 - The Cathars

from Part II - Case Studies

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 17 July 2025

Jörg Feuchter

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Richard Flower

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Were ‘the Cathars’ a medieval reality, an actual religious dissidence entertained by an organised group of people, or are they a mere figment of medieval churchmen and modern historians? In the last two decades, a fierce scholarly controversy has developed around this question. The present chapter introduces the reader to both sides of the argument.

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Cathars Languedoc inquisition persecuting society dualism

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Information: The Cambridge Companion to Christian Heresy , pp. 301 - 322

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108556620.018 [Opens in a new window]

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Print publication year: 2025

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