1st Edition
Studies in the Ecclesiastical and Social History of Toulouse in the Age of the Cathars
By John Hine Mundy
Copyright 2006
258 Pages
by
Routledge
258 Pages
by
Routledge
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Studies in the Ecclesiastical and Social History of Toulouse in the Age of the Cathars is John H. Mundy's last major book concerning social and religious life in the city of Toulouse during the period 1150-1250 AD, a time when the alternate religion of Catharism, together with other divergent beliefs, rose to its height and, soon under intense repression, began to die out. The various studies,... Read more
Contents: Foreword; Introduction. Articles: The town's parishes from 1150-1250; Charity and social work 1100-1250; The Toulousain: village, town and city. Notes: The abjuration of Peter Maurandus; Heretics and usurers: episcopal judges and the 'official; Troubadours and entertainers; Fontanas: a family, a monastery and a pope; 13th-century religious foundations; The college of Saint-Raymond; Hospitals and leproseries around 1400; Sources of documents and publications. Index.
Biography
John Hine Mundy was formerly Professor Emeritus of History at Columbia University, USA.
’...for those interested in Toulouse it is a welcome addition to his other texts. In addition, the essays provide a wealth of analysis and evidence to those interested in the development of charitable institutions and urban churches throughout medieval Europe.’ H-France Review
