Did western Europe believe in reincarnation during medieval times?

In medieval Western Europe, the dominant Christian doctrine rejected the concept of reincarnation, viewing it as incompatible with the belief in resurrection and eternal life after death. While some philosophical ideas, influenced by Neoplatonism and earlier pagan beliefs, hinted at notions of the soul's journey, mainstream Christianity, particularly through the teachings of the Church, firmly established a linear view of life and afterlife. Thus, reincarnation was largely absent from the prevailing worldview in medieval Western Europe.