Description
Product ID: | 9780872207943 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | US |
Title: | Spanish Inquisition, 1478-1614 |
Subtitle: | An Anthology of Sources |
Page Count: | 320 |
Subjects: | European history, European history, History, Christianity, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, Christianity, Spain |
Description: | Select Guide Rating Presents a collection of court documents, testimonials, and letters, portraying the Spanish Inquisition in detail, offering fresh perspectives on such topics as the Inquisition's persecution of Jews and Muslims, the role of women in Spanish religious culture, and the Inquisition's construction and persecution of witchcraft. This collection of previously untranslated court documents, testimonials, and letters portrays the Spanish Inquisition in vivid detail, offering fresh perspectives on such topics as the Inquisition''s persecution of Jews and Muslims, the role of women in Spanish religious culture, the Inquisition''s construction and persecution of witchcraft, daily life inside an Inquisition prison, and the relationship between the Inquisition and the Spanish monarchy. Headnotes introduce the selections, and a general introduction provides historical, political, and legal context. A map and index are included. |
Imprint Name: | Hackett Publishing Co, Inc |
Publisher Name: | Hackett Publishing Co, Inc |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2006-03-15 |