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In popular culture, Catharism has been linked with the [[Knights Templar]], an active sect of monks founded during the First Crusade (1095–1099). This link has caused fringe theories about the Cathars and the possibility of their possession of the Holy Grail, such as in the pseudohistorical book ''The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail''. | In popular culture, Catharism has been linked with the [[Knights Templar]], an active sect of monks founded during the First Crusade (1095–1099). This link has caused fringe theories about the Cathars and the possibility of their possession of the Holy Grail, such as in the pseudohistorical book ''The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail''. | ||
Zoé Oldenbourg compared the Cathars to "Western Buddhists" because she considered that their view of the doctrine of "resurrection" taught by [[Jesus Christ]] was similar to the Buddhist doctrine of rebirth. | Zoé Oldenbourg compared the Cathars to "Western [[Buddhism|Buddhists]]" because she considered that their view of the doctrine of "resurrection" taught by [[Jesus Christ]] was similar to the Buddhist doctrine of rebirth. | ||
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