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The Cathars: The Most Successful Heresy of the Middle Ages
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Chartwell Books
Publication date July 30, 2006
Pages 192
Binding Hardcover
Book category Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13 9780785821717
ISBN-10 0785821716
Dimensions 0.75 by 5 by 7.50 in.
Weight 0.64 lbs.
Availability§ Out of Print
Original list price $8.99
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Without lifting a sword, the Cathars posed a threat to Catholicism greater than the Muslims or Jews—or so the Church believed. The Cathars believed that matter was essentially evil—especially the human body—and that the material world had to be transcended through a simple life of prayer, work, fasting, and nonviolence.  Today, the mystique surrounding the Cathars is as strong as ever. Their myths and complete history are examined here in The Cathars—the compelling true story of this once peaceful religious sect..

 

 
 


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from Chartwell Books (July 30, 2006)
9780785821717 | details & prices | 192 pages | 5.00 × 7.50 × 0.75 in. | 0.64 lbs | List price $8.99
About: Without lifting a sword, the Cathars posed a threat to Catholicism greater than the Muslims or Jews—or so the Church believed.
Paperback
Book cover for 9781560256748 Book cover for 9781843443360
 
from Old Castle (October 1, 2014)
9781843443360 | details & prices | 192 pages | 5.50 × 8.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.45 lbs | List price $16.95
from Basic Books (April 27, 2005)
9781560256748 | details & prices | 191 pages | 5.00 × 7.50 × 0.75 in. | 0.34 lbs | List price $14.95
About: The first comprehensive history of the Cathars written for general readership explores the origins of this peaceful, mystical sect and retraces their persecution by the Church, which resulted in their being exterminated during the Aligensian Crusade.

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