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- The Cambridge Companion to Christian Heresy
- Cambridge Companions to Religion
- The Cambridge Companion to Christian Heresy
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I Approaches and Evidence
- 1 Theories and Definitions of Heresy
- 2 Dialogue Literature
- 3 Heresiological Catalogues
- 4 Councils, Popes and Canon Law
- 5 Inquisition and Trial Records
- Part II Case Studies
- References
- Index
- Cambridge Companions to Religion (continued from page ii)
- References
5 - Inquisition and Trial Records
from Part I - Approaches and Evidence
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Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to Christian Heresy
- Cambridge Companions to Religion
- The Cambridge Companion to Christian Heresy
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I Approaches and Evidence
- 1 Theories and Definitions of Heresy
- 2 Dialogue Literature
- 3 Heresiological Catalogues
- 4 Councils, Popes and Canon Law
- 5 Inquisition and Trial Records
- Part II Case Studies
- References
- Index
- Cambridge Companions to Religion (continued from page ii)
- References
Summary
The documentation related to inquisitorial practice included trial transcripts, consultations, sentences, manuals and accounts. But while this documentation was a key ingredient in inquisition’s power, the relationship between these sources and our knowledge of medieval heresy is complex.
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