Contents


PRINCIPAL FIGURES IN THE CATHAR STORY


INTRODUCTION


1. Languedoc and the Great Heresy

2. Rome

3. The Turn of the Century

4. The Conversation

5. Penance and Crusade

6. Béziers

7. Carcassonne

8. Bad Neighbors

9. The Conflict Widens

10. A Time of Surprises

11. The Verdict

12. Toulouse

13. The Return to Tolerance

14. The End of the Crusade

15. Inquisition

16. Backlash

17. The Synagogue of Satan

18. Twilight in the Garden of Evil

19. Bélibaste

EPILOGUE: IN CATHAR COUNTRY


NOTES


SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY


ACKNOWLEDGMENTS


INDEX