Religion, Power, and Resistance from the Eleventh to the Sixteenth Centuries: Playing the Heresy Card

Bollermann, K.; Izbicki, T.; Nederman, C.

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.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2015-12-18

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781349492213

DOI: 10.1057/9781137431059

Dimensions: 216.0cm x140.0cm

Pages: 242.0