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Heresy: The Spanish Inquisition

By Gerry Boehme

Book information

Publisher
LLC, Cavendish Square Publishing
Year
2016
ISBN
9781502623300, 2016033897, 2016034828, 9781502623294
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
8 MB (8011043 bytes)
Series
Public Persecutions
Pages
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Time added
2022-09-28 01:11:00
SociologyYAN051180Young Adult Nonfiction

Description

The Inquisition was used by the Catholic Church to suppress heresy long before the start of the Spanish Inquisition in 1478. The Inquisition in Spain was granted to investigate Jews who had converted to Christianity, but it was soon hijacked by the state and used as a bludgeon against Jewish and Muslim communities that had lived in the region for centuries. This book examines the historical background behind this shameful period, the consequences of the persecution of the Jews, and how the Inquisition was used in the battle of public perceptions when the Reformation divided Christianity in the West. Included is a timeline of the important dates in the more than three hundred years of the Inquisition.

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