Bøger af Rebecca Rist

An 'internal' crusade is defined as a holy war authorized by the pope and fought within Christian Europe against those perceived to be foes of Christendom, either to recover property or in defence of the Church or Christians. This study examines the relationship between the papacy and 'internal' crusades of Europe in the early 13th century.

This book brings together a rich and diverse range of medieval sources to examine key aspects of the growth of heresy and dissent in southern France in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries and the Church¿s response to that threat through the subsequent authorisation of the Albigensian Crusade.