The Cathars are one of the most well-known heresies in medieval Europe. But how much do we know about them? In this episode, Lucie Laumonier interviews Jean-Paul Rehr about the mythical Cathars and a peculiar inquisition record drafted near Toulouse in the thirteenth century.
Jean-Paul Rehr is a PhD candidate in history at Université de Lyon 2, France. You can follow Jean-Paul’s research on his Academia.edu page.
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Jean-Paul’s ongoing project of transcription and translation in French and English of the inquisition record in MS 609 can be seen in his website de Heresi.
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The Cathars are one of the most well-known heresies in medieval Europe. But how much do we know about them? In this episode, Lucie Laumonier interviews Jean-Paul Rehr about the mythical Cathars and a peculiar inquisition record drafted near Toulouse in the thirteenth century.
Jean-Paul Rehr is a PhD candidate in history at Université de Lyon 2, France. You can follow Jean-Paul’s research on his Academia.edu page.
Jean-Paul’s ongoing project of transcription and translation in French and English of the inquisition record in MS 609 can be seen in his website de Heresi.
Jean-Paul’s suggested readings:
Moore, R. I. The Formation of a Persecuting Society: Authority and Deviance in Western Europe 950-1250 (John Wiley & Sons, 2008)
Moore, R.I. War On Heresy: Faith and Power in Medieval Europe (Profile Books, 2012)
Pegg, Mark Gregory. The Corruption of Angels: The Great Inquisition of 1245-1246 (Princeton University Press, 2001)
See also: A Five-Minute Guide to the Cathars
The Medieval Grad Podcast is a new podcast here at Medievalists.net. Look for two episodes to be released each month – if you are part of our Patreon you can listen to these episodes early!
You can listen to the podcast via Libsyn, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or through your favourite podcast player.
Lucie Laumonier is an affiliate assistant professor at Concordia University. Click here to view her Academia.edu page or follow her on Instagram at The French Medievalist. She is also a columnist on Medievalists.net, writing about agriculture and rural life in the Middle Ages.
If you are interested in being a guest of the podcast, you can email Lucie at [email protected].
The music in this podcast is La douce jouvencelle
Top Image: Bibliothèque Nationale de France, latin 4802, fol. 125v-126.
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