The Grand Inquisitor's Manual

A History of Terror in the Name of God

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The Surprising History and Legacy of the InquisitionThe 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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Schrijver
Kirsch, Jonathan
Titel
The Grand Inquisitor's Manual
Uitgever
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Jaar
2009
Taal
Engels
Pagina's
304
Gewicht
249 gr
EAN
9780061732768
Afmetingen
203 x 133 x 19 mm
Bindwijze
Paperback

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