Criminal-Inquisitorial Trials in English Church Courts - From the Middle Ages to the Reformation

Written by a forensic historian, this volume describes the reception and application of inquisition in England from the thirteenth century onwards and analyses all levels of trial proceedings, both minor and major, from accusations of sexual offenses and cheating on tithes to matters of religious dissent.

Info autore

Henry Ansgar Kelly is a Distinguished Research Professor at UCLA, a former recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, and the author of seventeen books.

Riassunto

Written by a forensic historian, this volume describes the reception and application of inquisition in England from the thirteenth century onwards and analyses all levels of trial proceedings, both minor and major, from accusations of sexual offenses and cheating on tithes to matters of religious dissent.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Henry Ansgar Kelly
• Editore: Catholic univ of america press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 22.09.2023
• EAN: 9780813237374
• ISBN: 978-0-8132-3737-4
• Pagine: 471
• Dimensioni: 159 mm x 229 mm x 38 mm
• Serie: Studies in Medieval and Early; Studies in Medieval and Early Modern Canon Law
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Religione / teologia > Cristianesimo