Inquisition - A Global History 14781834

Informationen zum Autor Francisco Bethencourt is Charles Boxer Professor of History at King's College London. His previous publications include (as co-editor) Portuguese Oceanic Expansion, 1400–1800 (2007) and Cultural Exchange in Early Modern Europe, Volume 3: Correspondence and Cultural Exchange in Europe, 1400–1700 (2007). Klappentext This global comparative study reveals the Inquisition's crucial role in shaping the Catholic Church, Southern European and colonial Iberian societies. Zusammenfassung In this first global comparative study! Francisco Bethencourt examines the Inquisition's activities in Spain! Italy! Portugal and overseas Iberian colonies. He forcefully challenges revisionist accounts to underline the fundamental role of the Inquisition in the Counter-Reformation and in shaping the Catholic Church! Southern European societies and the colonial Iberian world. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; 1. Foundation; 2. Organisation; 3. Presentation; 4. Appointments; 5. The edicts; 6. The visits; 7. The auto-da-fé; 8. Status; 9. Representations; 10. Abolition; Conclusion.

Product details

• Authors: Francisco Bethencourt, Francisco (King's College London) Bethencourt, Francisco (King''s College London) Bethencourt
• Assisted by: Jean Birrell (Translation)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.10.2009
• EAN: 9780521748230
• ISBN: 978-0-521-74823-0
• No. of pages: 504
• Series: Past and Present Publications; Past and Present Publications
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity