Germano Maifreda

The Business of the Roman Inquisition in the Early Modern Era

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This is the first book that describes, on the basis of unpublished Vatican documents, the ways in which the machinery of the Papal Inquisition functioned, producing an incessant effort to build trials as well as public consensus, so as to maximize its efficiency in repressing heresy.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 302
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. November 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 604g
• ISBN-13: 9781472480132
• ISBN-10: 1472480139
• Artikelnr.: 47127106

Autorenporträt

Germano Maifreda is Professor of Economic History at the Department of Historical Studies of the Università degli Studi di Milano (Italy).

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Part I: The Economy of the Holy Office
1. The Financing of the Inquisitorial System
2. Managing the Courts of Faith
3. Monetary Penalties and the Building of the Inquisitorial Machine
Part II: The Inquisition and Economic Life
4. "The Citizen Dies, the Man Remains": Confiscation
5. A Pervasive Inquisition
6. The Inquisitor Between Land and Finance
Epilogue