Hamlet the Heretic: The Prince's Albigensian Rhetoric

Some of Hamlet's speeches reflect a dualistic view of the world and of humanity, echoing in particular some of the heretical beliefs of the Albigensians in southern France some centuries earlier. The Albigensians thought that the evil deity created the human body as a trap for the souls created...

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Published in:Religions
Main Author: Lockerd, Benjamin (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: MDPI [2019]
In: Religions
Year: 2019, Volume: 10, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-11
Further subjects:B Hamlet
B Catholicism
B Albigensian heresy
B Dualism
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