Annie Brenon, known as Anne Brenon (born 14 November 1945) is a French writer and historian, specialising in

Catharism Catharism ( ; from the , "the pure ones") was a Christian quasi- dualist and pseudo-Gnostic movement which thrived in Southern Europe, particularly in northern Italy and southern France, between the 12th and 14th centuries. Denounced as a he ...

. She is the founder of ''Heresis'', a review on Catharism and other medieval

heresies Heresy is any belief or theory that is strongly at variance with established beliefs or customs, particularly the accepted beliefs or religious law of a religious organization. A heretic is a proponent of heresy. Heresy in Christianity, Judai ...

and from 1982 to 1998 was director of the in

Carcassonne Carcassonne is a French defensive wall, fortified city in the Departments of France, department of Aude, Regions of France, region of Occitania (administrative region), Occitania. It is the prefectures in France, prefecture of the department. ...

Life

Born in

Mâcon Mâcon (), historically Anglicization, anglicised as Mascon, is a city in east-central France. It is the Prefectures of France, prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Saône-et-Loire in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Mâcon is home t ...

, she gained a diploma as an at the

École nationale des chartes The École Nationale des Chartes (; ) is a French ''grande école'' and a constituent college of Université PSL, specialising in the auxiliary sciences of history, historical sciences. It was founded in 1821, and was located initially at the A ...

with a thesis entitled "". She also received a diploma in religious sciences at the

École pratique des hautes études The (), abbreviated EPHE, is a French postgraduate top level educational institution, a . EPHE is a constituent college of the Université PSL (together with ENS Ulm, Paris Dauphine or Ecole des Mines). The college is closely linked to É ...

and teaches medieval history at

Montpellier University The University of Montpellier () is a public research university located in Montpellier, in south-east of France. Established in 1220, the University of Montpellier is one of the oldest universities in the world. The university was split into ...

. She is a member of the and an officer of the

Palmes académiques Palmes is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Sir Brian Palmes, English landowner and politician * Sir Guy Palmes, English politician * Brian Palmes MP * Lieutenant General Francis Palmes * Major Billie Palmes * Captain Laurence P ...

Works

She is the author of several works on Catharism, both non-fiction and novels.« Anne Brenon »
on Bibliothèque cathare * , Nouvelles Éditions Loubatières, 1990 – prix Notre Histoire * , Loubatières, 1992 * , Loubatières, 1994 * , Éditions Le Foyer de l'âme, 1995 (with Pierre-Jean Ruff) * , Éd. Loubatières, 1996 * ,

Éditions Gallimard Éditions Gallimard (), formerly Éditions de la Nouvelle Revue Française (1911–1919) and Librairie Gallimard (1919–1961), is one of the leading French book publishers. In 2003, it and its subsidiaries published 1,418 titles. Founded by G ...

, coll. «

Découvertes Gallimard (, ; in United Kingdom: ''New Horizons'', in United States: ''Abrams Discoveries'') is an Collection (publishing), editorial collection of Book illustration, illustrated monographic books published by the Éditions Gallimard in Pocket edition, ...

/ Religions » (no. 319), 1997 ; 2000 * , Cahors, Dire Édition, 1997. Reissued 2003 by l’Hydre Éditions * , Toulouse,

Éditions Milan Milan Presse is a publishing company based in Toulouse, France, that has been owned by Bayard Presse since 2004. It runs an imprint, Éditions Milan, which specialises in children's literature. This branch has published the original '' Beechwood ...

, series, 1998 * , Toulouse, Le Pérégrinateur, 1998. * , Toulouse, Loubatières, 1999 (children's novel) * , Milan, series, 2000 * , , volume 1, L'Hydre, 2001 (novel) * , MSM, 2002 (children's novel) * , , volume 2, L'Hydre, 2002 (novel) * ,

Éditions Perrin Editis is a French group of publishing companies, subsidiary of Czech Media Invest. It is the second-largest French publishing group, after Hachette Livre. In June 2023, after acquiring a majority stake in Hachette's parent company, the Laga ...

, series, 2005 * , Éd. Perrin, 2006 * , La Louve Éditions, 2006 * ,

Éditions Albin Michel Éditions Albin Michel is a French publisher. In January 2019, the new President and CEO is Gilles Haéri. In January 2022, the director is Anna Pavlowitch, the daughter of Paul Pavlowitch. History It was founded in 1900 by Albin Michel. They ...

, series, 2007 * (with Jean-Philippe de Tonnac), Albin Michel, 2008 * , 2010 * , 2018

References

1945 births 20th-century French historians 21st-century French historians Historians of Catharism French women novelists French historical novelists 20th-century French novelists 21st-century French novelists People from Mâcon Living people École pratique des hautes études alumni Officiers of the Ordre des Palmes Académiques Academic staff of the University of Montpellier 20th-century French women 21st-century French women {{france-novelist-stub