The Waldensian Dissent: Persecution and Survival, C.1170-C.1570

ISBN-13: 9780521559843 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 252 str.

Gabriel Audisio; Claire Davison

Opis

The Poor of Lyons, whom their detractors called "Waldensians"--after the name of their founder Waldo (or Vaudes)--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.

Recenzje

'Audisio has written a thoroughly competent introduction to the movement.' The Heythrop Journal

Spis treści

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.