The author analyses the inquisition in one French region in order to develop a sociology of medieval politics. In Languedoc the inquisitors aggressively used th

James B. Given analyzes the inquisition in one French region in order to develop a sociology of medieval politics. Established in the early thirteenth century t

Using a Marxist and Foucauldian approach, Given focuses on three inquiries: what techniques of investigation, interrogation, and punishment the inquisitors work

This concise and balanced survey of heresy and inquisition in the Middle Ages examines the dynamic interplay between competing medieval notions of Christian obs

Examines the motivations, inner spiritual lives, and religious commitments of seven key inquisitors of the Middle Ages.