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PublisherWiley & Sons, Incorporated, John

ISBN-100631224971

ISBN-139780631224976

eBay Product ID (ePID)1787289

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Number of Pages352 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameWaldenses : Rejections of Holy Church in Medieval Europe

SubjectChristian Church / History, Social History

Publication Year2001

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaReligion, History

AuthorEuan Cameron

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height1 in

Item Weight18 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN00-034329

Dewey Edition21

Reviews"... exemplary in its clarity and comprehensiveness and will easily count as the standard treatment in the subject for years to come." Times Literary Supplement "[Cameron's] command of the difficult and controversial evidence is masterly throughout this study, and his grasp of the ideas which formed the movement, and the different approaches of the new Protestantism, is outstanding. This book will provide a starting-point for future study of the Waldenses." Journal of Theological Studies "A scholarly account ranging from the late twelfth century to the Reformation..." Missiology: An International Review " W aldenses is a lucid, nuanced, and intelligent assesment of the history of this diverse group of medieval dissenters.... Cameron's assesments are penetraing and sound... [the book] should find its way onto the bookshelves of many scholars and students interested in medieval religious cultures." Shannon McSheffrey, Concordia University, "... exemplary in its clarity and comprehensiveness and will easily count as the standard treatment in the subject for years to come." Times Literary Supplement"[Cameron's] command of the difficult and controversial evidence is masterly throughout this study, and his grasp of the ideas which formed the movement, and the different approaches of the new Protestantism, is outstanding. This book will provide a starting-point for future study of the Waldenses." Journal of Theological Studies"A scholarly account ranging from the late twelfth century to the Reformation..." Missiology: An International Review"Waldenses is a lucid, nuanced, and intelligent assesment of the history of this diverse group of medieval dissenters.... Cameron's assesments are penetraing and sound... [the book] should find its way onto the bookshelves of many scholars and students interested in medieval religious cultures." Shannon McSheffrey, Concordia University

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal273/.6

Table Of ContentList of Plates viii List of Maps ix Preface x Introduction 1 Waldenses and the Catholic Church 2 The Changing Shape of the Sources 3 Some Questions Arising 5 Part I The First Phase 1 Before Heresy: Valdesius and the Poor Brethren at Lyon to 1184 11 2 Disobedient Preachers, 1184-c.1210 23 3 The Lombard 'Poor in Spirit', c.1205-1240 36 4 The Reconciliations with Rome, 1208-1212 49 Part II The Age of Inquisition, Thirteenth to fifteenth Centuries Introduction: The impact of Organized Inquisitorial Activity 63 5 Waldenses in Occitan France, c.1220-1320 70 6 Germany and Eastern Europe 96 7 The Southwestern Alps 151 Part III The Alpine Waldenses Confront the Reformation Introduction: The End of Heresy? 209 8 The Alpine Barbes and their Culture, c.1520-1530 211 9 The Encounters of 1530-1532 and their Outcomes 232 10 Calvin's Geneva takes over in Piedmont, 1555-1565 264 Epilogue: The Waldenses as Persecuted Martyrs and the 'True Church' 285 Conclusions and Reflections 297 Bibliography 304 Index 319

SynopsisThis book provides the first full single-volume scholarly account in English of the "Waldenses" and examination of the concept of "Waldensianism" from the late 12th century to the Reformation. "Waldenses" is the name given to diverse and widely-scattered groups of religious dissenters since the time of the movements reputed founder, a rich citizen of Lyon called Valdesius, in the late twelfth century. Though living within the culture of the Catholic Church, these people doubted the holiness of its priesthood and questioned its teachings about the destiny of souls after death. The various strands of this movement emerged and endured over a long period of time. In consequence some earlier historians assumed, rather than demonstrated, that Waldensian heresy remained one coherent phenomenon throughout its life-span. They also tended to neglect some of the transient or untypical aspects of the movement. This new book draws on primary sources to consider each of the manifestations of the movement in turn. It examines connections in space and time through correspondence and tradition between the different groups of Waldenses. It also asks what were the common threads in certain characteristics of religious practice, linking in differing degrees all the forms that the movement took., This is the first one-volume scholarly account in English of the Waldenses - a movement comprising various forms of religious dissidence and self-expression that was founded in the late twelfth century., The only recent scholarly study in English wholly devoted to the medieval Waldenses over the entire period of their existence. Synthesises earlier work on the Waldenses which has often revealed different and contradictory aspects of the subject.

LC Classification NumberBX4881.2.C37 2001