TY - BOOK AU - Tanner,Norman P. TI - The Church in the later Middle Ages T2 - The I.B. Tauris history of the Christian Church SN - 9781845114381 AV - BR270 .T36 2008 PY - 2008/// CY - London, New York PB - I.B. Tauris KW - Church history KW - Middle Ages, 600-1500 KW - Europe KW - 600-1500 N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-192) and index; Introduction: Background. Disasters. Crises within the western Church. Historiography. Outline of the chapters -- Papacy and councils: Avignon papacy. From papal schism to the Council of Florence. Renaissance papacy. Conclusion -- Clergy and religious orders: Diocesan (or secular) clergy. Religious orders. A case study: Norwich -- Laity: Minimal obligations. Popular religion. Relaxation and enjoyment. -- Knowledge and culture: Universities. Other learning. Arts, architecture and music -- Heresy and dissent: Cathars and Waldensians. John Wyclif and the Lollards. Jan Hus and the Hussites. Inquisition and the prosecution of heresy -- Eastern churches: The Orthodox Church. Other eastern churches -- Christendom and the non-Christian world: Judaism. Islam. Paganism, magic and witchcraft -- Conclusion ER -