Books on Heresies/shootoff religions?

[deadmeat1471]

Does anyone know a good one? I'm interested in all heresies but particularly the Christian ones. I've studied at various points religious history but I'm looking for a book which deals specifically with Heresies.
Anyone have any ideas?

CK2 reignited my interest in Heresies and religious history!

 

[Veldmaarschalk]

Moved to the history forum.

 

[deadmeat1471]

Thanks Mod.

 

[Calad]

This should help you a bit.

 

[Andre Bolkonsky]

What, specifically, are you interested in?

 

[deadmeat1471]

Christian heresies, their beliefs and so on. The story of Waldensians, Lollards and so on. I have basics, I'm looking for a more indepth view.

 

[Calad]

Deeper you go into Christianity more it becomes an another religion. The most ancient branches are other religions, likely influenced each other.

 

[Andre Bolkonsky]

Put the Cathars on that list, very interesting little 'heresy' they had down there. In particular, and if for no other reason, the reply given by the Papal legate when asked by the Crusaders moving against them who they should, and should not kill. And the reply that was given by this prince of the church? 'Kill them all, God will know his own.'

Of the books I know, none covers heresies in and of themselves, and are but chapters in old history text books from years ago I still have on my shelf.

 

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Does anyone know a good one? I'm interested in all heresies but particularly the Christian ones. I've studied at various points religious history but I'm looking for a book which deals specifically with Heresies.
Anyone have any ideas?

CK2 reignited my interest in Heresies and religious history!

The Perfect Heresy.

O'Shea, Stephen (2000). The Perfect Heresy: The Revolutionary Life and Death of the Medieval Cathars. New York: Walker & Company. ISBN 978-1861972705.

A decent popular history sort of book laying out the origins, appeal, and downfall of the 'heretic' Cathars.

 

[Kovax]

There are a host of other "spin-off religions" not on that chart above, including the fairly recent Mormons (1800's?) who "adjusted" several parts of the Bible to suit their own views. Then you have the Coptics in Egypt and other parts of Africa, who I don't believe were ever a part of the Roman Catholic church in the first place. They utilize several intermediate texts between the Old and New Testaments which the Roman Catholic church eventually decided were unacceptable, and take a more mystical view of events than the rest of Christianity. I also recall that the famous Dead Sea Scrolls were likely Coptic in origin.

 

[deadmeat1471]

The Perfect Heresy.

O'Shea, Stephen (2000). The Perfect Heresy: The Revolutionary Life and Death of the Medieval Cathars. New York: Walker & Company. ISBN 978-1861972705.

A decent popular history sort of book laying out the origins, appeal, and downfall of the 'heretic' Cathars.

Cool, I've always wanted to learn more about the Cathars. I might start here.