medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
What John Mundy says reminds me of R. I. Moore's book
'On the Formation of a Persecuting Society'. Moore
also argues that local communities were inspired to
support persecution by the outside intervention of
centralizing political powers, not by some
'traditional morality'. The so-called 'heretic' was
either reacting against innovation (brought about by
centralising ecclesiastical government) or considered
a threat to the ambitions of the upwardly mobile
literati. Even groups formerly tolerated were now
being targeted as enemies of Christ.
--- John Mundy <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >
medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval
> religion and culture
>
> Dear Timothy Ladd: The discussion of "cognitive
> dissonance" is first
> rate, but I'd like to question one observation that
> was designed to
> separate medievals from today's humanity. You
> remark that "
> [medieval] repression was even dealt with
> communally." I study the
> repression of Catharism and a bit of Waldensianism,
> and, although
> there is clear evidence of some community
> participation, the
> specific initiative came from outside the
> communities affected.
> Yours, John Mundy
>
>
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