The Origins of European Dissent

R.I. Moore traces the roots of dissent, the support which it commanded, and the reactions which it elicted from the holders of established power in the changing needs and conflicts of the expanding society of the eleventh and twelfth centuries: in spite of repression religious uniformity has never since reigned unchallenged. His controversial argument is that the ideas and aspirations of the heretics had far less to do with religious faith or outlook than with the consequences of social anxieties and frustrations. He holds too that similarly the dogma of the Catholic Church can be understood more clearly in terms of the politics of power than of salvation.Originally published by Allen Lane, 1985.

The origins of European dissent

Moore, R.I.

History

St.Martin's Press

Historical atlas of the world

World

Rand-McNally

This new edition of the "Philip's Atlas of World" History, first published in 1981, has been fully updated to take account of major world events in the 1990s. It combines detailed text and maps to trace the development of human society in its physical setting, from the Stone Age to the Modern Age, describing not only the boundaries, military conquests and trade routes of successive civilisations, but also the climate and terrain of the world through the ages.

Philip's Atlas of World History

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This edition has been fully updated to take account of major world events in the 1990s and is designed specifically for use in school. It combines detailed text and maps to trace the development of human society in its physical setting, from the Stone Age to the Modern Age, describing not only the boundaries, military conquests and trade routes of successive civilisations, but also the climate and terrain of the world through the ages.

Philip's History Atlas

In Western Europe refusal to accept the doctrines of the established Church has often been linked to opposition to the established political order. This book explores the beginning of that association. the unity between Church and State began to dissolve with the struggle for the reform of the church and with the supremacy of the papacy in the early Middle Ages.

Blackwell*publishers

Moore traces the roots of the rejection of the Western church in the eleventh and twelfth centuries and argues that heresy had less to do with faith than with the changing world of the time. A reprint of the corrected edition first published in 1985.

Religion & Spirituality

Christian Books & Bibles

Blackwell Pub.

The War on Heresy

Between 1000 and 1250, the Catholic Church confronted the threat of heresy with increasing force. Some of the most portentous events in medieval history-the Cathar crusade, the persecution and mass burnings of heretics, the papal inquisition established to identify and suppress beliefs that departed from the true religion-date from this period. Fear of heresy molded European society for the rest of the Middle Ages and beyond, and violent persecutions of the accused left an indelible mark. Yet, as R. I. Moore suggests, the version of these events that has come down to us may be more propaganda than historical reality.
 Popular accounts of heretical events, most notably the Cathar crusade, are derived from thirteenth-century inquisitors who saw organized heretical movements as a threat to society. Skeptical of the reliability of their reports, Moore reaches back to earlier contemporaneous sources, where he learns a startling truth: no coherent opposition to Catholicism, outside the Church itself, existed. The Cathars turn out to be a mythical construction, and religious difference does not explain the origins of battles against heretic practices and beliefs. 
 A truer explanation lies in conflicts among elites-both secular and religious-who used the specter of heresy to extend their political and cultural authority and silence opposition. By focusing on the motives, anxieties, and interests of those who waged war on heresy, Moore's narrative reveals that early heretics may have died for their faith, but it was not because of their faith that they were put to death.

Europe

Harvard University Press

Between 1000 and 1250, the Catholic Church confronted the threat of heresy with increasing force. Some of the most portentous events in medieval history-the Cathar crusade, the persecution and mass burnings of heretics, the papal inquisition established to identify and suppress beliefs that departed from the true religion-date from this period. Fear of heresy molded European society for the rest of the Middle Ages and beyond, and violent persecutions of the accused left an indelible mark. Yet, as R. I. Moore suggests, the version of these events that has come down to us may be more propaganda than historical reality.
Popular accounts of heretical events, most notably the Cathar crusade, are derived from thirteenth-century inquisitors who saw organized heretical movements as a threat to society. Skeptical of the reliability of their reports, Moore reaches back to earlier contemporaneous sources, where he learns a startling truth: no coherent opposition to Catholicism, outside the Church itself, existed. The Cathars turn out to be a mythical construction, and religious difference does not explain the origins of battles against heretic practices and beliefs. 
A truer explanation lies in conflicts among elites-both secular and religious-who used the specter of heresy to extend their political and cultural authority and silence opposition. By focusing on the motives, anxieties, and interests of those who waged war on heresy, Moore's narrative reveals that early heretics may have died for their faith, but it was not because of their faith that they were put to death.

Belknap Press: An Imprint of Harvard University Press

Good paperback, from the collection of Susan Reynolds, a medieval historian, academic and tutor at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford. Light shelf and handling wear, with notable creasing to front leading edge corner. Marked fading to spine. Pages well bound, content unmarked. CN

The Birth of popular heresy (Documents of medieval history)

Edward Arnold

'R. I. Moore traces the roots of dissent, the support which it commanded, and the reactions which it elicited from the holders of established power in the changing needs and conflicts of the expanding society of the eleventh and twelfth centuries: in spite of repression religious uniformity has never since reigned unchallenged. His controversial argument is that the ideas and aspirations of the heretics had far less to do with religious faith or outlook than with the consequences of social anxieties and frustrations. He holds too that similarly the dogma of the Catholic Church can be understood more clearly in terms of the politics of power than of salvation.'.

Allen Lane.

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The origins of European dissent

Historical atlas of the world

Philip's Atlas of World History

Philip's History Atlas

The Origins of European Dissent

The Origins of European Dissent

The War on Heresy

The War on Heresy

The Birth of popular heresy (Documents of medieval history)

The origins of European dissent