TY  - BOOK
AU  - Warner,Henry James
TI  - The Albigensian Heresy
AV  - BX 
PY  - 2017///
CY  - Salt Lake City, UT
PB  - Project Gutenberg
KW  - Albigenses
KW  - Christian heresies -- France, Southwest -- History -- Middle Ages, 600-1500
KW  - Inquisition -- France, Southwest
KW  - France, Southwest -- History -- Religious aspects
KW  - France -- Church history -- 987-1515
N1  - Release date is 2017-02-27; E-text prepared by deaurider, Chris Pinfield, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org); Original publication data not identified
N2  - "The Albigensian Heresy" by Henry James Warner is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work delves into the complex and multifaceted heresies that emerged during the Middle Ages, particularly focusing on the Albigensian movement in Southern France. The text explores the origins, significance, and doctrinal distinctions of the Albigensians, also known as Cathars, against the backdrop of their conflicts with the Catholic Church.  The opening of the work sets the stage by outlining the historical landscape of the Albigensian heresy, emphasizing its mislabeling as merely "Manichean." Warner discusses the various influences that shaped this movement, which, contrary to what the Church claimed, had roots beyond localized origins, drawing from pre-Christian and Eastern philosophies. The introduction also hints at an impartial inquiry into the conflicting narratives put forth by both the heretics and the Church, indicating a will to unravel the historical truths obscured by bias. The text preludes a detailed exploration of the sociopolitical and religious dynamics that allowed such heterodox beliefs to flourish, awakening the reader's sense of the profound implications of these heresies on medieval society and the Church's authority. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
UR  - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/54250
ER  -