The Waldensian Dissent: Persecution and Survival, c.1170-c.1570 / Edition 1

by Gabriel Audisio, Claire Davison

Overview

The Poor of Lyons, whom their detractors called "Waldensians"—after the name of their founder Waldo (or Vaudès)—first emerged around 1170 and formed a sect that embraced evangelism, prophesy and poverty. Challenging prohibition by following the Scripture to the last letter, they were condemned as heretics. The Waldensians constituted the only medieval heresy to have survived to the dawn of the so-called "modern" period. Their tale of simple devotion mixed with a fierce tenacity serves to illuminate aspects of religious belief that have persisted to the present day.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521559843
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	09/02/1999
Series:	Cambridge Medieval Textbooks
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	252
Product dimensions:	5.47(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.71(d)
Lexile:	1290L (what's this?)

Table of Contents

List of maps; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. 1170–1215: decisive and purposive origins; 2. The thirteenth century: the need to adapt; 3. The fourteenth century: the challenge of believing differently; 4. The fifteenth century: the risks of longevity; 5. The constraints of a life in hiding; 6. The need to organise; 7. A culture of their own: the written and the spoken word; 8. The sixteenth century: the end as a way forward?; 9. Epilogue: the Waldensian Church; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

Editorial Reviews

"This smoothly translated work, published 11 years ago in France, was intended 'to make acessible to the "enlightened amateur" the results of the latest research' on the 'Poor of Lyon' or/and the Waldensians...the volume is highly commended." G. H. Shriver, Choice

"The paleographic insights of this book are both fascinating and useful." Comitatus

"The paleographic insights of this book are both fascinating and useful." Comitatus

"...this will undoubtedly be a very useful classroom volume, finally allowing anglophone students to gain a better understanding of the lives of these 'disenters.'" The Catholic Historical Review

"...this will undoubtedly be a very useful classroom volume, finally allowing anglophone students to gain a better understanding of the lives of these 'disenters.'" The Catholic Historical Review

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