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The Cathars taught that the world is evil and must be transcended through a simple life of prayer, work, fasting and non-violence. They believed themselves to be the heirs of the true heritage of Christianity, and completely rejected the Catholic Church and all its trappings, regarding it as the church of Satan. Cathar services and...

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Sean Martin's "Pocket Essential" is an exemplary introduction to the Cathars -- Christopher Bland * The Telegraph *
This little book is a remarkable account of an obscure religious order in Europe in the Middle Ages. It is most definitely thought-provoking.... in only 164 pages author Sean Martin manages to do something that more prolific writers have failed to do with volume upon volume of exhaustively and ridiculously over-researched text; provide a concise and focused rendering of a topic of historical interest and do so in a way that is not condescending, pedantic or self-complimentary. Martin's style of writing is simple, but never dull as he relates the history of Catharism... This is history at its best and a great read -- Chris Schwarzkopf * Bookstove *

History of the Cathars A Pocket Essential Short

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      Publisher Oldcastle Books Ltd
      Published 22 November 2018
      ISBN-13 9780857303097
      978-0857303097
      ISBN-10 0857303090

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      Book Synopsis
      The Cathars taught that the world is evil and must be transcended through a simple life of prayer, work, fasting and non-violence. They believed themselves to be the heirs of the true heritage of Christianity, and completely rejected the Catholic Church and all its trappings, regarding it as the church of Satan. Cathar services and...

      Trade Review
      Sean Martin's "Pocket Essential" is an exemplary introduction to the Cathars -- Christopher Bland * The Telegraph *
      This little book is a remarkable account of an obscure religious order in Europe in the Middle Ages. It is most definitely thought-provoking.... in only 164 pages author Sean Martin manages to do something that more prolific writers have failed to do with volume upon volume of exhaustively and ridiculously over-researched text; provide a concise and focused rendering of a topic of historical interest and do so in a way that is not condescending, pedantic or self-complimentary. Martin's style of writing is simple, but never dull as he relates the history of Catharism... This is history at its best and a great read -- Chris Schwarzkopf * Bookstove *

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