Comprendre la tragédie des Cathares

Synopsis of Comprendre la tragédie des Cathares

«Comprendre la tragédie des Cathares» is the historical essay by Claude Lebédel, published by Editions Ouest-France in 1998 (127 pages, in French).

The author reconstructs the Cathar heresy in medieval Languedoc: doctrine, inquisitorial persecution, and the crusade that allowed the French crown to impose itself in the Occitan south. He also recalls that the word «cathar» is modern and that oblivion and legends surrounded this history, and includes directions for an itinerary through Cathar sites.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes, and covers the Albigensians, the military history of Languedoc, and the ecclesiastical history of France between 987 and 1515.

For readers interested in medieval history and cultural tourism through the Cathar sites of Languedoc.