Long Reads: The Cathar Crusade w/ Elaine Graham-Leigh

<p>In the thirteenth century, the Catholic Church declared a holy war against a group of Christian heretics in the South of France. The Albigensian Crusade became notorious for its brutality and gave rise to a new regime of feudal oppression and religious conformity in Languedoc. It was a defining moment in the history of medieval Europe.</p><br /><p>Elaine Graham-Leigh, historian and the author of <em>The Southern French Nobility and the Albigensian Crusade</em>, joins <em>Long Reads</em> to discuss this crusade and its relevance to modern forms of racial and religious oppression.</p><br /><p>Read Elaine's article for <em>Jacobin</em>, "The Medieval Crusade Against the Cathars Supplied a Template for Modern Oppression" here: <a href="https://jacobin.com/2023/01/albigensian-crusade-marxist-history-feudal-power-catholic-church-capitalism-oppression" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://jacobin.com/2023/01/albigensian-crusade-marxist-history-feudal-power-catholic-church-capitalism-oppression</a></p><br /><p><em>Long Reads</em> is a <em>Jacobin</em> podcast looking in-depth at political topics and thinkers, both contemporary and historical, with the magazine’s longform writers. Hosted by features editor Daniel Finn. Produced by Conor Gillies, music by Knxwledge.</p>