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Informationen zum Autor James E. Wadsworth is professor of history at Stonehill College. He is theauthor of In Defence of the Faith: Joaquim Marques de Araújo, a Comissário in the Age of Inquisitional Decline, Columbus's First Voyage: A History in Documents, and The World of Credit in Colonial Massachusetts: James Richards and His Day Book, 1692-1711. Klappentext The Portuguese Inquisition is often portrayed as a tyrannical institution that imposed itself on an impotent society. Drawing on extensive archival research, the book challenges this myth by arguing that the Inquisition was integral to colonial society, reinforcing European social and religious values that were recreated in colonial Brazil. Zusammenfassung The Portuguese Inquisition is often portrayed as a tyrannical institution that imposed itself on an impotent society. Drawing on extensive archival research! the book challenges this myth by arguing that the Inquisition was integral to colonial society! reinforcing European social and religious values that were recreated in colonial Brazil. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Chapter 1: In the Name of the Holy Office Chapter 2: The Inquisition at Work in Pernambuco Chapter 3: Qualifying for Office: Procedures and Costs Chapter 4: Qualifying for Office: The Problems of Honor Chapter 5: Genealogical Fraud and Political Reform Chapter 6: Nobility of Blood Chapter 7: Corporate Privilege: The familiars do número Chapter 8: Corporate Institutions: Brotherhoods and Militias Chapter 9: Impostors, Abusers, and Obstructers Chapter 10: Decay and Decline Conclusion
