Catharism

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1. Catharism - Noun

2. Catharism - Proper noun

Meaning

a Christian movement considered to be a medieval descendant of Manichaeism in southern France in the 12th and 13th centuries; characterized by dualism (asserted the coexistence of two mutually opposed principles, one good and one evil); was exterminated for heresy during the Inquisition

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Any use of the term "Cathar" to refer to people after the suppression of Catharism in the 14th century is a cultural or ancestral reference, and has no religious implication. Source: Internet

An excellent and meticulously researched work dealing with Catharism in the context of the Inquisition's evolution; analyses Inquisitorial practice as the construction of the "confessing subject". Source: Internet

But in spite of the wholesale massacre of Cathars during the war, Catharism was not yet extinguished and Catholic forces would continue to pursue Cathars. Source: Internet

Later history After the suppression of Catharism, the descendants of Cathars were at times required to live outside towns and their defences. Source: Internet

Catharism arose and found many followers in all social classes in the Languedoc, a region culturally and linguistically different from France that came under French control in 1228. Source: Internet

Likewise, there is no known link between Catharism and Isis. Source: Internet

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