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Edited by Edward Peters

Reviews

"Here is an excellent collection of texts illustrative of the struggle between medieval sects and ecclesiatical authorities in medieval Europe... Excellent bibliographical essays complement chapter introductions, making this volume unusually valuable for classroom use."--Review and Expositor "The book constitutes a history of Christianity and the Church focused on heterodox ideas and movements and on the vigorous, sometimes desperate, counterforce exerted by ecclesiastical authorities."--Journal of Church and State