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On the Spanish Inquisition - Imperium Press (Studies in Reaction)

English · Paperback / Softback

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The Spanish Inquisition calls to mind cruelty, injustice, and religious persecution, but in On the Spanish Inquisition, Maistre shows us that the facts are quite different. So far from being cruel, he says, "nothing in the universe can really be more calm and gentle-more impartial and humane-than the tribunal of the Inquisition." Over the course of five letters, Maistre patiently reveals the Inquisition as it actually was, arguing that it was moderate, necessary, and in the fullness of time, a shield against the far bloodier and more destructive French Revolution.
This alone would command our attention, but On the Spanish Inquisition is much more than that; it is a defense of authority against the whim of private judgement-a defense of Catholicism against Protestantism. And in the heart of the work, the fifth letter, Maistre demonstrates how recourse to private judgement can only ever lead to indifferentism, unbelief, and atheism.

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Authors Joseph De Maistre
Publisher Imperium Press
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 01.09.2022
 
EAN 9781922602619
ISBN 978-1-922602-61-9
No. of pages 126
Dimensions 108 mm x 178 mm x 8 mm
Weight 108 g
Subject Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages

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