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In this new paperback the Spanish Inquisition is firmly placed within a historical and religious framework as John Edwards explores its origins, its actions and its aftermath. The first two chapters are devoted to setting the scene and cover the medieval pursuit and condemnation of heretics and the shift from attempts to seek out heretics from within the existing chuch, to focusing on Jews and newly converted Jews. The events of the 15th century are played out as Edwards examines the facts, truths, motives and myths of the Inquisition and how it finally came to an end.
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The Spanish Inquisition is now a by–word for violence and religious intolerance. In 1478, at the instigation of the Catholic Ferdinand and Isabella, Torquemada led the Inquisition to root out heresy. There was no heresy to speak of in Spain and in reality the Inquisition acted against converts from Judaism to Christianity who were suspected of retaining Jewish practice. This history is a catalogue of terror and torture: 2000 people were burnt at the stake, hundreds more were subjected to horrific acts of abuse. John Edwards compellingly analyses both the truths and the myths of this period alongside the motivation behind it.
John Edwards is Research Fellow in Spanish at the University of Oxford. His next book, Torquemada and the Inquisitors, will be published by Tempus. He lives in Oxford.
About the Author
John Edwards has published extensively on the political, economic, social and religious history of Spain in the 15th and 16th centuries.
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- PublisherTempus Publishing Ltd
- Publication date1999
- ISBN 10 0752428578
- ISBN 13 9780752428574
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages224
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