THE CATHAR DRAMA - A Tragic Epic
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THE CATHAR DRAMA - A Tragic Epic

THE CATHAR DRAMA - A Tragic Epic

L20240176
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Far from the beaten track and in the light of the latest research, this book restores the page of history that, in the Middle Ages, overturned the history of southern France. It reveals the reality and simplicity of a belief rooted in medieval Christianity. The violent reaction of the Church, backed by the King of France, plunged the region into a terrible war, out of which emerged a strengthened kingdom stretching from the Rhône to the borders of Aquitaine and the ridges of the Corbières.

From this tragedy emerged a profoundly renewed society, still attested by the bastides, Gothic churches and castles said to be Cathar...

 

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Author 1
Dominique Dieltiens
Author 2
Jean-Louis Socquet-Juglard
Publication date
October 2024
Pages
139
Illustrations
around fifty
Cover
Hardcover
Format
22.8 cm × 25.8 cm
Language
French
Publisher
Ouest-France

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