num_pages: 369
description: "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"--
language: English
title: The Spanish Inquisition: A Historical Revision
titlecomplete: The Spanish Inquisition: A Historical Revision
genres: Spain, Medieval, History, Spanish History, European History, Religion, Historical, Catholic, Academic, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 407
publisher: Yale University Press