The Grand Inquisitor's Manual: A History of Terror in the Name of God Paperback - 2009
by Jonathan Kirsch
In this provocative, popular history of the Inquisition, bestselling author Kirsch illustrates how the 12th century's sinister brand of sanctioned terror has served as the chief model for torture in the West today. color photo insert.
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The Surprising History and Legacy of the Inquisition
The renowned historian and critic Jonathan Kirsch presents a sweeping history of the Inquisition and the ways in which it has served as the chief model for torture in the West to this day. Ranging from the Knights Templar to the first Protestants; from Joan of Arc to Galileo; from the Inquisition's immense power in Spain after 1492, when the secret tribunals and torture chambers were directed for the first time against Jews and Muslims, to the torture and murder of hundreds of thousands of innocent women during the Witch Craze; and to the modern war on terror--Kirsch shows us how the Inquisition stands as a universal and ineradicable reminder of how absolute power wreaks inevitable corruption.
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- Title The Grand Inquisitor's Manual: A History of Terror in the Name of God
- Author Jonathan Kirsch
- Binding Paperback
- Edition 1 Reprint
- Pages 304
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher HarperOne, U.S.A.
- Date 2009-09-01
- Features Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780061732768 / 0061732761
- Weight 0.52 lbs (0.24 kg)
- Dimensions 7.9 x 5.2 x 0.8 in (20.07 x 13.21 x 2.03 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Inquisition, Terror - Religious aspects - Christianity -
- Dewey Decimal Code 272.2
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