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Spanish Inquisition Hardcover - 2005

by Helen Rawlings


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The Inquisition was one of the most powerful and polemical institutions used by the Roman Catholic Church to eliminate heresy and protect the unity of Christendom.

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Drawing on the latest research by American, British and European scholars, this book challenges the reputation of the Spanish Inquisition as an instrument of religious persecution, torture and repression.


The author traces the history of the Spanish Inquisition from 1478when it was founded, through its agenda against dissenters, to its demise and abolition in the early nineteenth century. Taking account of the work of a new generation of international historians, she demonstrates that the Inquisition was a far less brutal instrument of control than hitherto envisaged, that torture and the death penalty were only rarely applied, and then almost exclusively during the early years of its history. The book also draws attention to the wider role of the Inquisition as an educative force in societythat strengthened the bonds between church and state.

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  • Title Spanish Inquisition
  • Author Helen Rawlings
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Pages 184
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford
  • Date 2005-06-01
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Glossary, Illustrated, Index, Maps
  • ISBN 9780631205999 / 0631205993
  • Weight 0.84 lbs (0.38 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.56 in (21.59 x 13.97 x 1.42 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 15th Century
    • Chronological Period: 16th Century
    • Chronological Period: 18th Century
    • Cultural Region: Spanish
    • Cultural Region: Western Europe
    • Religious Orientation: Catholic
    • Religious Orientation: Christian
  • Library of Congress subjects Spain - Church history, Inquisition - Spain
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2004008968
  • Dewey Decimal Code 272.209

About the author

Helen Rawlings is a Lecturer in Spanish at the University of Leicester. Her previous publications include Church, Religion and Society in Early Modern Spain (2002).
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