Download or read book The Cathars written by Sean Martin and published by Chartwell. This book was released on 2009-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Without lifting a sword, the Cathars posed a threat to Catholicism greater than the Muslims or Jews--or so the Church believed. The Cathars believed that matter was essentially evil--especially the human body--and that the material world had to be transcended through a simple life of prayer, work, fasting, and nonviolence. Today, the mystique surrounding the Cathars is as strong as ever. Their myths and complete history are examined here in The Cathars--the compelling true story of this once peaceful religious sect..