The formation of a persecuting society : authority and deviance in Western Europe, 950-1250

The tenth to the thirteenth centuries in Europe saw the appearance of popular heresy and the establishment of the Inquisition, the expropriation and mass murder of Jews, and the propagation of elaborate measures to segregate lepers from the healthy and curtail their civil rights. These were traditionally seen as distinct and separate developments, and explained in terms of the problems which their victims presented to medieval society. In this stimulating book, first published in 1987 and now widely regarded as a a classic in medieval history, R. I. Moore argues that the coincidences in the treatment of these and other minority groups cannot be explained independently, and that all are part of a pattern of persecution which now appeared for the first time to make Europe become, as it has remained, a persecuting society. In this new edition, R. I. Moore updates and extends his original argument with a new, final chapter, “A Persecuting Society”. Here and in a new preface and critical bibliography, he considers the impact of a generation’s research and refines his conception of the “persecuting society” accordingly, addressing criticisms of the first edition.Content: Chapter 1 Persecution (pages 6–61): Chapter 2 Classification (pages 62–93): Chapter 3 Purity and Danger (pages 94–116): Chapter 4 Power and Reason (pages 117–143): Chapter 5 A Persecuting Society (pages 144–171): The tenth to the thirteenth centuries in Europe saw the appearance of popular heresy and the establishment of the Inquisition, the expropriation and mass murder of Jews, and the propagation of elaborate measures to segregate lepers from the healthy and curtail their civil rights. These were traditionally seen as distinct and separate developments, and explained in terms of the problems which their victims presented to medieval society. In this stimulating book, first published in 1987 and now widely regarded as a a classic in medieval history, R. I. Moore argues that the coincidences in the treatment of these and other minority groups cannot be explained independently, and that all are part of a pattern of persecution which now appeared for the first time to make Europe become, as it has remained, a persecuting society.

In this new edition, R. I. Moore updates and extends his original argument with a new, final chapter, “A Persecuting Society”. Here and in a new preface and critical bibliography, he considers the impact of a generation’s research and refines his conception of the “persecuting society” accordingly, addressing criticisms of the first edition.

The tenth to the thirteenth centuries in Europe saw the appearance of popular heresy and the establishment of the Inquisition, the expropriation and mass murder of Jews, and the propagation of elaborate measures to segregate lepers from the healthy and curtail their civil rights. These were traditionally seen as distinct and separate developments, and explained in terms of the problems which their victims presented to medieval society. In this stimulating book, first published in 1987 and now widely regarded as a a classic in medieval history, R. I. Moore argues that the coincidences in the treatment of these and other minority groups cannot be explained independently, and that all are part of a pattern of persecution which now appeared for the first time to make Europe become, as it has remained, a persecuting society.

In this new edition, R. I. Moore updates and extends his original argument with a new, final chapter, "A Persecuting Society". Here and in a new preface and critical bibliography, he considers the impact of a generation's research and refines his conception of the "persecuting society" accordingly, addressing criticisms of the first edition.

"In this book, first published in 1987 and now widely regarded as a classic in medieval history, R.I. Moore argues that the coincidences in the treatment of minority groups cannot be explained independently, and that all are part of a pattern of persecution which now appeared for the first time to make Europe become as it has remained, a persecuting society." "In this new edition, R.I. Moore updates and extends his original arguments with a new chapter "A Persecuting Society". Here and in a new preface and critical bibliography he considers the impact of a generation's research and refines his conception of the "persecuting society" accordingly, addressing criticism of first edition."--Jacket CONTENTS......Page 6 PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION......Page 7 PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION......Page 12 INTRODUCTION......Page 14 CHAPTER 1: PERSECUTION......Page 19 HERETICS......Page 24 JEWS......Page 39 LEPERS......Page 55 THE COMMON ENEMY......Page 70 CHAPTER 2: CLASSIFICATION......Page 75 CHAPTER 3: PURITY AND DANGER......Page 107 CHAPTER 4: POWER AND REASON......Page 130 CHAPTER 5: A PERSECUTING SOCIETY......Page 157 BIBLIOGRAPHICAL EXCURSUS: DEBATING THE PERSECUTING SOCIETY1......Page 185 BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 210 Index......Page 226 In this new edition of a classic in medieval history, R.I. Moore extends his original conception of the "persecuting society" with a new, final chapter, a new preface and critical bibliography. Addressing criticisms of the first edition, he considers the impact of a generation's research and refines his argument accordingly. The 10th to the 13th centuries in Europe saw the appearance of popular heresy and the establishment of the inquisition, and the expropriation and mass murder of Jews. This book considers the impact of a generation's research and refines the author's conception of the 'persecuting society' accordingly In this famous decree the prelates assembled at the Fourth Lateran Council in November 1215 promulgated a working definition (after baptism) of the Christian community, and stated the essential conditions of membership for all Western Europeans for the next three centuries.