Montaillou: The Promised Land of ErrorWith a new introduction by author Le Roy Ladurie, this special paperback edition offers a fascinating history of a fourteenth century village, Montaillou, in the mountainous region of southern France, almost destroyed by internal feuds and religious heterodoxy. Ladurie's portrait is based on a detailed register of Jacques Fournier, Bishop of Pamiers and future Pope Benedict XII, who conducted rigorous inquisition into heresy within his diocese.