Heresy and Citizenship examines the anti-heretical campaigns in late-medieval Augsburg, Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Strasbourg, and other cities. It will be of interest to scholars and students interested in medieval urban and religious history, and the history of heresy and its persecution.

Eugene Smelyansky is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Roots of Contemporary Issues Program at Washington State University. His research interests focus on the history of religious persecution in medieval Europe, and the history of late medieval urban culture, society, and the environment.

Introduction 1. Culture and Society in Late Medieval German Cities 2. Persecution of German Waldensians, 1390-1404 3. Inquisition, Violence, and Urban Order in Augsburg 4. Elite Identity, Urban Competition, and Inquisition in Rothenburg ob der Tauber 5. "Shame and Dishonor": Municipal Authority and Persecution of Heresy 6. Communication, Resistance, Recovery Epilogue