Inner Lives of Medieval Inquisitors

Informationen zum Autor Karen Sullivan is the Irma Brandeis Professor of Romance Culture and Literature at Bard College. She is the author of The Interrogation of Joan of Arc and Truth and the Heretic: Crises of Knowledge in Medieval French Literature! the latter published by the University of Chicago Press. Klappentext There have been numerous studies in recent decades of the medieval inquisitions! most emphasizing larger social and political circumstances and neglecting the role of the inquisitors themselves. This title focuses on these individuals. It explores how it is that the most idealistic of purposes can lead to the justification of such dark ends. "A lively and readable book. [Sullivan's] exploration of her subjects' beliefs and their epistemic context is intelligent, sensitive, and balanced. This book is essential reading for anyone striving to understand the medieval position on heresy, though it is to be hoped that its audience will extend far further."--Lola Sharon Davidson, University of Technology Sydney "Parergon " Zusammenfassung There have been numerous studies in recent decades of the medieval inquisitions! most emphasizing larger social and political circumstances and neglecting the role of the inquisitors themselves. This title focuses on these individuals. It explores how it is that the most idealistic of purposes can lead to the justification of such dark ends.

Product details

• Authors: Karen Sullivan, Sullivan Karen
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.11.2013
• EAN: 9780226104324
• ISBN: 978-0-226-10432-4
• No. of pages: 308
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Europe, European History, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, Christianity, History of Religion, Medieval History, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Social and cultural history, c 500 to c 1000 CE, European history: medieval period, middle ages, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval