| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 197 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Halftitle; Title; Copyright; Contents; A brief history; Original bias; Ignoble origins; Violent intentions; Conclusion; Urban revival; Acknowledgments; Maps; Prologue; Introduction; 1 Tell Fra Dolcino to Prepare Himself; 2 Changing Society and Economy: 1000-1250; Conclusion; 3 Vying for Power: The Changing Political Landscape; Ottonian influence in ecclesiastical affairs; Henry III and the beginning of papal reform; Early struggles between papacy and empire; Frederick Barbarossa, the papacy, and the Italian communes; Frederick II: heretical emperor; Conclusion |
|
4 Church Reform and its AftermathEarly examples of reform; Leonine reforms; The laity and reform; Papal government; Conclusion; 5 Gerard Segarelli's Vita Apostolica; Church reform and the vita apostolica; The rise of poverty heresies: Waldensians and Cathars; Segarelli's apostolic lifestyle; Popularity and spread of the apostles; Segarelli's orthodoxy; Female membership among the apostles; Conclusion; 6 Rivalry and Slander; Fools and fornicators; Rivalry and legitimacy; Conclusion; 7 Descent into Heresy; Leadership and conflict; Vita apostolica redux; The power of poverty |
|
A receptive audienceConclusion; 8 Apocalyptic Catastrophe; Dolcino and violence; Apocalyptic spirituality; Dolcino's apocalyptic history; Conclusion; 9 In the Valley of Heresy; Geography of Valsesia; Valsesian politics and autonomy; Heretics and resistance; Heretical atrocities; Resistance and annihilation; Conclusion; Conclusion; Epilogue: Stones of Remembrance; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
This is the first study to examine the rise and fall of a medieval religious group, the Order of Apostles, that began with orthodox support but ended in the fires of heresy. Originating in 1260 in Parma the group was founded by Gerard Segarelli who believed that a life of apostolic poverty was the true path of Christian devotion. Segarelli was initially supported by the Church but as his cohort grew in number and fame he was charged with heresy by the powerful Franciscans, was tried, and burnt as a heretic. The Order''s control was assumed by Fra Dolcino who led the Apostles into direct opposi |
| Notes |
Originally published: London: Continuum, 2012 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Order of Apostles -- History
|
| SUBJECT |
Order of Apostles. fast (OCoLC)fst00811490 |
| Subject |
Christian heretics -- Italy -- Parma -- History
|
|
Christian heresies -- Italy -- History -- Middle Ages, 600-1500
|
|
Christian heresies -- Middle Ages.
|
|
Christian heretics.
|
| SUBJECT |
Italy -- Church history -- 476-1400.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85068879
|
| Subject |
Italy.
|
|
Italy -- Parma.
|
| Genre/Form |
Church history.
|
|
History.
|
| Form |
Electronic book
|
| ISBN |
1306844282 |
|
9781306844284 |
|
9781441123657 |
|
1441123652 |
|
