Montaillou : Cathars and Catholics in a French Village, 1294-1324
Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie
400 pages, Paperback
ISBN: 0140137009
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Language: English
Publish: 631180800000
AnthropologyEuropean HistoryFranceHistoricalHistoryMedievalMedieval HistoryMicrohistoryNonfictionReligion
This title presents an enthralling account of day-to-day life in a medieval French village. Using records gathered by the Catholic Church in its pursuit of heretics, the book recreates the lives of a rich cast of village characters.