The Origins of European Dissent / Edition 2

by R.I. Moore

Overview

R.I. Moore traces the roots of dissent, the support which it commanded, and the reactions which it elicted from the holders of established power in the changing needs and conflicts of the expanding society of the eleventh and twelfth centuries: in spite of repression religious uniformity has never since reigned unchallenged. His controversial argument is that the ideas and aspirations of the heretics had far less to do with religious faith or outlook than with the consequences of social anxieties and frustrations. He holds too that similarly the dogma of the Catholic Church can be understood more clearly in terms of the politics of power than of salvation.

Originally published by Allen Lane, 1985.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780802075666
Publisher:	University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
Publication date:	04/28/1994
Series:	MART: The Medieval Academy Reprints for Teaching Series , #30
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	322
Product dimensions:	6.02(w) x 9.01(h) x 0.93(d)

About the Author

R.I. Moore is Senior Lecturer in History at the University of Sheffield.