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REFLECTION OF SPECIAL FEATURES OF BURGHER MENTALITY IN DOCTRINES OF CATHARIAN AND WALDENSIAN HERETICAL MOVEMENTS IN FRANCE AND GERMANY IN XII – BEGINNING OF XIV CC. // Tomsk State Pedagogical University Bulletin. 2016. Issue 5 (170). P. 210-216

The article provides an analysis of doctrines of Catharian and Waldensian heretical movements, wide-spread in France and Germany in XII – beginning of XIV cc., in order to show how it reflected special features of burgher mentality, which were formed in conditions of urban life and caused burgher disapproval of the Catholic Church and their involvement into heretical movements. Involvement into heretical movements gave burghers possibility to provide a religious basis for their transformed way of life. The list of historical sources includes works of catholic priesthood (theologians and inquisitors) of Italy, France and Germany which were written in XII – beginning of XIV cc.

Keywords: heresy, Cathares, Waldenses, burghers, mentality