RENE WEIS

En el siglo XIII, un grupo de herejes del sur de Francia, los cátaros, se convirtieron en una seria amenaza para la Iglesia católica. Miles de ellos fueron asesinados en distintas oleadas de brutal represion, pereciendo muchos en la hoguera. Y, sin embargo, su fe era tan viva que a principios del siglo XIV, su fermento les hizo resurgir por ultima vez en torno al pequeño pueblo occitano de Montaillou.

In the 13th century, a group of heretics in southwest France, the Cathars, became a serious threat to the Catholic church. In several waves of repression, thousands of Cathars were killed. Yet so ardent was their faith that, early in the next century, the Cathars rose one last time. Using the breathtakingly detailed and uniquely extant documentation from this period, and drawing on his intimate knowledge of the last Cathars tracks and hiding places, many of which survive to this day, Rene Weis tells the full story of this gripping historical episode.