Medieval Glossary
Cathars
A religious sect that believed that God and the Devil are two powers that are equal and in eternal conflict. This sect was unauthorized and persecuted, converted, and crusaded against in southern France.
Related term(s): None
Category: Western Christianity
Added: 01.01.05
Source information:
Singman, Jeffrey L. Daily Life in Medieval Europe. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1999. 12-13.
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