Religion, Power, and Resistance from the Eleventh to the Sixteenth Centuries: Playing the Heresy Card

Addressing the myriad ways in which heresy accusations could fulfill political aims during the Middle Ages, this collection shows acts of heresy were not just influenced by religion. Essays examine individual cases, in addition to the close relationship of orthodoxy and political dominance in medieval games of power.

About the Author

Thomas A. Fudge, University of New England, Australia Frank Godthardt, Independent Researcher, Germany Henry Ansgar Kelly, University of California, Los Angeles, USA Bettina Koch, Virginia Tech University, USA Andrew E. Larsen, Marquette University, USA John Phillip Lomax, Ohio Northern University, USA Jerry B. Pierce, Penn State Hazleton University, USA Takashi Shogimen, University of Otago, New Zealand Thomas Turley, Santa Clara University, USA