Catharism

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Catharism was a dualist Christian heretical movement that flourished in southern France and parts of Europe in the 12th–13th centuries, teaching a radical opposition between the spiritual good and the material evil.

All labels observed (8)

Label Occurrences
Catharism canonical 13
Cathars 7
Albigensians 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian heresy
dualist religious movement
medieval Christian sect
alternativeName Catharism
surface form: Albigensianism
associatedWithCity Albi
condemnedAtCouncil Fourth Lateran Council
coreDoctrine belief that the material world is evil
belief that the spiritual realm is good
dualism
radical opposition between spirit and matter
cosmology evil creator of the material world
good God of spirit
two opposing principles of good and evil
ethicalIdeal asceticism
nonviolence
vegetarianism for Perfects
flourishedInCentury 12th century
13th century
flourishedInRegion Languedoc
Occitania
Northern Italy
surface form: northern Italy

parts of western Europe
Southern France
surface form: southern France
followersCalled Catharism self-linksurface differs
surface form: Cathars

Good Men
Good Women
highestRankOfMembers Perfects
influenced later anti-clerical movements
influencedBy Bogomilism
keyRitual consolamentum
spiritual baptism
languageOfRegion Occitan
layMembersCalled Believers
persecutedBy Catholic Church worldwide
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
regardedAs heresy by the Roman Catholic Church
rejectedDoctrine Catholic priesthood
doctrine of purgatory
sacraments of the Catholic Church
veneration of the cross
rejectedPractice capital punishment
oaths
warfare
religiousTradition Christianity
scriptureEmphasized Gospel of John
scriptureUsed New Testament
suppressedBy Inquisition
surface form: Medieval Inquisition
suppressedInCentury 13th century
targetOfCrusade Albigensian Crusade
viewOfChrist denial that Christ had a true material body
docetic Christology
viewOnMarriage rejected as a sacrament
viewOnReproduction discouraged procreation among Perfects

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Referenced by (29)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Saint Dominic combatedHeresy Catharism
Albigensian Crusade religiousTarget Catharism
this entity surface form: Cathars
Albigensian Crusade conflictWith Catharism
this entity surface form: Cathar heresy
Manichaeism influenced Catharism
this entity surface form: Bogomilism
Manichaeism influenced Catharism
Gnosticism influenced Catharism
this entity surface form: Bogomilism
Gnosticism influenced Catharism
Occitania historicalReligion Catharism
Catharism alternativeName Catharism
this entity surface form: Albigensianism
Catharism followersCalled Catharism self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Cathars
Roman Catholic authorities (historical) opposed Catharism
this entity surface form: Cathars
Battle of Muret relatedTo Catharism
lords of Languedoc religiousContext Catharism
subject surface form: Lords of Languedoc
County of Toulouse significantFor Catharism
this entity surface form: Cathar movement
Arnaud Amalric primaryOpponents Catharism
this entity surface form: Cathars
Arnaud Amalric primaryOpponents Catharism
this entity surface form: Albigensians
Massacre at Béziers targetedGroup Catharism
this entity surface form: Cathars
papal bull Ad extirpanda mentions Catharism
subject surface form: Ad extirpanda
this entity surface form: Cathars
Lateran IV addressedIssue Catharism
this entity surface form: Albigensian heresy
Cathar castles associatedWith Catharism
Albigeois knownFor Catharism
this entity surface form: Cathar movement
Albigeois associatedReligiousGroup Catharism
this entity surface form: Cathars
Albigeois associatedReligiousGroup Catharism
this entity surface form: Albigensians