Bibliograph

The Waldensian dissent, persecution and survival, c. 1170-c. 1570, Gabriel Audisio ; translated by Claire Davison

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Label

The Waldensian dissent, persecution and survival, c. 1170-c. 1570, Gabriel Audisio ; translated by Claire Davison

Language

eng

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Waldensian dissent

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

51202846

Responsibility statement

Gabriel Audisio ; translated by Claire Davison

Series statement

Cambridge medieval textbooksCambridge Social Sciences eBooks

Sub title

persecution and survival, c. 1170-c. 1570

Summary

The Poor of Lyons, whom their detractors called 'Waldensians' - after the name of their founder Waldo (or Vaudès) - first emerged around 1170 and formed in common with other groups of the period a sect which embraced evangelism, prophecy and poverty. By challenging their prohibition by the lay clergy, and by following the Scripture to the last letter, they suffered excommunication and were condemned as heretics. Forced underground and dispersed widely, they nevertheless managed to maintain contact across Europe, through an established network of itinerant preachers, in Provence and Dauphiné, Calabria and Piedmont, Austria and Bohemia, Pomerania, Brandenburg, Silesia and beyond. The Poor of Lyons 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. This book was first published in 1999.--, Provided by publisher

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