Righteous Persecution : Inquisition, Dominicans, and Christianity in the Middle Ages.
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- 9780812201093
- 272.2
- BX3506.3 -- .A44 2009eb
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part I: In the Garden -- Chapter 1 The Wolves and the Sheep -- Chapter 2 Holy Inquisitors -- Chapter 3 The Burning Torch -- Part II: Inquisition as Divine Discipline -- Chapter 4 Souls and Bodies -- Chapter 5 The Deserved Punishment -- Conclusion -- List of Abbreviations -- Notes -- Select Bibliography -- Index -- Acknowledgments.
Inquisitors from the Order of Preachers, or Dominicans, crafted and promoted Christian meanings for their persecution of heresy in medieval Europe. With a mixture of existing religious beliefs, new interpretations, and responses to criticism, Dominicans shaped a medieval Christianity that permitted--or demanded--inquisitorial repression.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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