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The War On Heresy : Faith and Power in Medieval Europe by R. I. Moore, John Davey is a religious work available to read on EtoBox.
What is The War On Heresy : Faith and Power in Medieval Europe about?
The war on heresy obsessed medieval Europe in the centuries after the first millennium. R. I. Moore's vivid narrative focuses on the motives and anxieties of those who declared and conducted the war: what were the beliefs and practices they saw as heretical? How might such beliefs have arisen? And why were they such a threat? In western Europe at AD 1000 heresy had barely been heard of. Yet within a few generations accusations had become commonplace and institutions were being set up to identify
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It is typically read by readers engaging with religious study and devotional practice.
Common subject areas: religion, theology.
- Author
- R. I. Moore, John Davey
- Publisher
- Profile Books Limited
- Published
- 2012
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781847653482
- Category
- religious
- Subjects
- History, Christian, Religion
- Rating
- 3.56 / 5 (37 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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