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Tracing the remains of a vicious historical drama through the alluring villages and countryside of southern France, Rion Klawinski animates the theological ideas and political realities behind the Catholic Church's 13th-century Albigensian Crusade against a heretical sect of passivists known as the Cathars. The vibrant people and cities of contemporary Languedoc offer a counterpoint to Klawinski's historical explorations, making his journey appealing to tourists, armchair travelers, and history buffs alike.Klawinski, Rion is the author of 'Chasing the Heretics A Modern Journey Through the Medieval Languedoc' with ISBN 9781886913387 and ISBN 1886913382.
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