The electrifying personal and career histories of the principal Grand Inquisitors of the Spanish Inquisition, on whose orders, tens of thousands were imprisoned, tortured and burnt at the stake.
The mentality of Spain's Inquisitors has fascinated people for centuries. Yet remarkably little has been written about these individuals, who together condemned thousands of people to degradation, imprisonment and death. John Edwards, a renowned expert on the Spanish Inquisition, investigates the Inquisitors, both as personalities from psychopaths to soulless bureaucrats and as actors in the turbulent history of Spain between 1480, when the Inquisition started work, and its final abolition in 1834. The Inquisitors is the story of extraordinary religious personalities, and a history of Spain at a deep psychological level.
| ISBN: | 9780752444086 |
| Publication date: | 1st August 2007 |
| Author: | John Edwards |
| Publisher: | The History Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 255 pages |
| Genres: |
European history: medieval period, middle ages Blasphemy, heresy, apostasy Religious intolerance, persecution and conflict Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church Biography: historical, political and military Religion and beliefs |
The electrifying personal and career histories of the principal Grand Inquisitors of the Spanish Inquisition, on whose orders, tens of thousands were imprisoned, tortured and burnt at the stake.
The mentality of Spain's Inquisitors has fascinated people for centuries. Yet remarkably little has been written about these individuals, who together condemned thousands of people to degradation, imprisonment and death. John Edwards, a renowned expert on the Spanish Inquisition, investigates the Inquisitors, both as personalities from psychopaths to soulless bureaucrats and as actors in the turbulent history of Spain between 1480, when the Inquisition started work, and its final abolition in 1834. The Inquisitors is the story of extraordinary religious personalities, and a history of Spain at a deep psychological level.
The Inquisitors features in the following genres: European history: medieval period, middle ages, Blasphemy, heresy, apostasy, Religious intolerance, persecution and conflict, Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church, Biography: historical, political and military, Religion and beliefs
The Inquisitors is available in Paperback
The Inquisitors was written by John Edwards and published by The History Press
The Inquisitors has 255 pages
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