Cátaros, un mundo por descubrir

Throughout the Middle Ages, various movements arose against the Catholic doctrine that was established with an iron fist, but none was as fascinating as that of the Cathars. This enigmatic sect challenged the power of the Church and fought for its particular vision of spirituality, characterized by its rejection of ecclesiastical structures and its search for inner purity through the vow of poverty and chastity. Through various articles written by historians and experts, we will discover what their rituals were like, their daily community life and the violent confrontations that brought them to the brink of extinction, including the first crusade called by the Church in Christian land to fight against the success and rising power of the Albigensians, also called by their opponents because of their areas of greatest influence, from Agen to Béziers and from Albi to the Pyrenees. We will meet key figures such as the perfect ones, the charismatic leaders of the sect, and we will delve into their hidden wisdom, their legends, prophecies and the questions that still linger in history. A work with a deep and accessible vision of the complexities and mysteries of one of the most shocking heresies of the Middle Ages, whose legacy still permeates Western culture and thought.