Roman Inquisition - A Papal Bureaucracy and Its Laws in the Age of Galileo

Informationen zum Autor Thomas F. Mayer is Professor of History at Augustana College. He is author of Reginald Pole: Prince and Prophet, and editor and translator of The Trial of Galileo, 1612-1633. Klappentext Thomas F. Mayer is Professor of History at Augustana College. He is author of Reginald Pole: Prince and Prophet, and editor and translator of The Trial of Galileo, 1612-1633. Zusammenfassung As Thomas F. Mayer demonstrates in this first study of the Roman Inquisition as an institution! the Inquisition underwent constant modification as it expanded. Originally aimed to eradicate Protestant heresy! it went beyond medieval antecedents by becoming a highly articulated centralized organ directly dependent on the pope. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Chapter 1. The Roman Inquisition's Operations Chapter 2. The Sacred Congregation: Inquisitors Before 1623 Chapter 3. The Sacred Congregation Under Urban VIII Chapter 4. The Professional Staff Chapter 5. Inquisition Procedure: The Holy Office's Use of Inquisitio Conclusion Appendix List of Abbreviations Notes Selected Bibliography Index Acknowledgments

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Thomas F Mayer, Thomas F. Mayer, MAYER THOMAS F
• Verlag: University of pennsylvania pr
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 19.02.2013
• EAN: 9780812244731
• ISBN: 978-0-8122-4473-1
• Seiten: 392
• Serien: Haney Foundation Series; Haney Foundation; Haney Foundation; Haney Foundation Series
• Thema: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Religion/Theologie > Christentum