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Introduction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 July 2025

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This chapter introduces the main themes and scope of the volume, including discussing the origin of the concept of ‘heresy’, as well as outlining what aspects of it will and will not form the focus of the following chapters. It then provides a summary of the division of the volume into two parts and the particular topics and case studies contained in each.

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heresyorthodoxyChurchdissentlate antiquityMiddle Ages

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The Cambridge Companion to Christian Heresy , pp. 1 - 14
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2025

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  • Introduction
  • Edited by Richard Flower, University of Exeter
  • Book: The Cambridge Companion to Christian Heresy
  • Online publication: 17 July 2025
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108556620.001
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  • Introduction
  • Edited by Richard Flower, University of Exeter
  • Book: The Cambridge Companion to Christian Heresy
  • Online publication: 17 July 2025
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108556620.001
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  • Introduction
  • Edited by Richard Flower, University of Exeter
  • Book: The Cambridge Companion to Christian Heresy
  • Online publication: 17 July 2025
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108556620.001
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