The Spanish Inquisition by Henry Kamen

The Spanish Inquisition by Henry Kamen

In this completely updated edition of Henry Kamen's classic survey of the Spanish Inquisition, the author incorporates the latest research in multiple languages to offer a new--and thought-provoking--view of this fascinating period. Kamen sets the notorious Christian tribunal into the broader context of Islamic and Jewish culture in the Mediterranean, reassesses its consequences for Jewish culture, measures its impact on Spain's intellectual life, and firmly rebuts a variety of myths and exaggerations that have distorted understandings of the Inquisition. He concludes with disturbing reflections on the impact of state security organizations in our own time.

"Kamen’s 1965 The Spanish Inquisition set a standard of clarity and objectivity in a traditionally contentious fieldThis new edition, the fruit of 50 years of scholarship and meditation, corrects with hard facts and penetrating analysis many entrenched myths about Spain and her 350-year-long Inquisition. It will set the agenda for the next generation of Spanish intellectual historians."—David Gitlitz, author of Secrecy and Deceit: The Religion of the Crypto-Jews

"Kamen's work remains the most accessible, comprehensive, and substantively argued English-language introduction to the Spanish Inquisition."—Kimberly Lynn, Western Washington University

Henry Kamen is a fellow of the Royal Historical Society and a world authority on Spanish history. He lives in Greensboro, GA, and Barcelona, Spain.

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ISBN 13	9780300180510
ISBN 10	0300180519
Title	The Spanish Inquisition
Author	Henry Kamen
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Yale University Press
Year published	2014-05-27
Number of pages	512
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.