Defining Heresy: Inquisition, Theology, and Papal Policy in the Time of Jacques Fournier

by Irene Bueno

In Defining Heresy, Irene Bueno investigates the theories and practices of anti-heretical repression in the first half of the fourteenth century, focusing on the figure of Jacques Fournier/Benedict XII (c.1284-1342). Throughout his career as a bishop-inquisitor in Languedoc, theologian, and, eventually, pope at Avignon, Fournier made a multi-faceted contribution to the fight against religious dissent. Making use of judicial, theological, and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004304258
• ISBN13: 9789004304253
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 388 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.3"