1st Edition
Heresy and Citizenship Persecution of Heresy in Late Medieval German Cities
By Eugene Smelyansky
Copyright 2021
198 Pages
2 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
198 Pages
2 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
198 Pages
2 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Heresy and Citizenship examines the anti-heretical campaigns in late-medieval Augsburg, Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Strasbourg, and other cities. By focusing on the unprecedented period of persecution between 1390 and 1404, this study demonstrates how heretical presence in cities was exploited in ecclesiastical, political, and social conflicts between the cities and their external rivals, and... Read more
Introduction
1. Culture and Society in Late Medieval German Cities
2. Persecution of German Waldensians, 1390–1404
3. Inquisition, Violence, and Urban Order in Augsburg
4. Elite Identity, Urban Competition, and Inquisition in Rothenburg ob der Tauber
5. "Shame and Dishonor": Municipal Authority and Persecution of Heresy
6. Communication, Resistance, Recovery
Epilogue
Biography
Eugene Smelyansky is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Roots of Contemporary Issues Program at Washington State University. His research interests focus on the history of religious persecution in medieval Europe, and the history of late medieval urban culture, society, and the environment.
