There have been numerous studies in recent decades of the medieval inquisitions, most emphasizing larger social and political circumstances and neglecting the role of the inquisitors themselves. In this volume, Karen Sullivan sheds much-needed light on these individuals and reve…
Examines the motivations, inner spiritual lives, and religious commitments of seven key inquisitors of the Middle Ages.
Examines the motivations, inner spiritual lives, and religious commitments of seven key inquisitors of the Middle Ages.
There have been numerous studies in recent decades of the medieval inquisitions, most emphasizing larger social and political circumstances and neglecting the role of the inquisitors themselves. In this volume, Karen Sullivan sheds much-needed light on these individuals and reve…
In October 1307, all the brothers of the military-religious order of the Temple in France were arrested on the instructions of King Philip IV and charged with heresy and other crimes. In 1312, Pope Clement V, at the Council of Vienne, dissolved the order. Seven centuries later t…
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700 years after the dissolution of the order, the trial of the Templars still arouses controversy and speculation. Individual chapters in this book examine various aspects of the background to the trial including the financial, political and religious context of the trial in Fra…
In October 1307, all the brothers of the military-religious order of the Temple in France were arrested on the instructions of King Philip IV and charged with heresy and other crimes. In 1312, Pope Clement V, at the Council of Vienne, dissolved the order. Seven centuries later t…
