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The Spanish Inquisition

by Cecil Roth

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From its establishment in 1478 until its abolishment in 1834, no one expected its tribunals, which relentlessly sought to destroy everyone who was not a Roman Catholic Christian. The terrible history of the Inquisition is told here by the distinguished scholar Cecil Roth, who was Reader in Jewish Studies at Oxford University.

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No other organization for religious persecution ever equaled the Spanish Inquisition in intensity, scope, ruthless efficiency, and an almost fanatical devotion to the Pope. From its establishment in 1478 until its abolishment in 1834, no one expected its tribunals, which relentlessly sought to destroy everyone who was not a Roman Catholic Christian. The terrible history of the Inquisition is told here by the distinguished scholar Cecil Roth, who was Reader in Jewish Studies at Oxford University.

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The long series of events leading up to the establishment of the Inquisition and the following three and a half centuries of torment that spread from Spain to Portugal and even to the New World are here documented by Cecil Roth of Oxford, one of the world's great authorities on Jewish history.

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780393002553
Author:
Roth, Cecil
Publisher:
W. W. Norton & Company
Location:
New York
Subject:
History
Subject:
Church History
Subject:
Jews
Subject:
Europe - Spain & Portugal
Subject:
Spain & Portugal
Subject:
Inquisition
Subject:
Jews -- Persecutions.
Subject:
Judâios
Subject:
Judios en Espaäna
Subject:
Spain Church history.
Subject:
Inquisition -- Spain.
Edition Description:
Bibliography: p. 306-308.
Series Volume:
no. 105]
Publication Date:
September 1964
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
320
Dimensions:
8.24x5.53x.82 in. .62 lbs.

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