Title: The Inquisition : a critical and historical study of the coercive power of the church /
Authors: Vacandard, E. 1849-1927; Conway, Bertrand L. 1872-1959,
Publisher: Longmans, Green,
Year: 1908
Subjects: Inquisition History.
Contents: First period (I-IV century) : the epoch of the persecutions -- Second period (from Valentinian I to Theodosius II). the church and the criminal code of the Christian emperors against heresy -- Third period (A.D. 1100-1250). the revival of the Manichean Heresies -- Fourth period (from Gratian to Innocent III). the influence of the Canon Law, and the revival of the Roman Law -- The Catharan or Albigensian heresy : its anti-Catholic and anti-social character -- Fifth period (Gregory IX and Frederic II). the establishment of the Monastic Inquisition -- Sixth period. development of the Inquisition. (Innocent IV and the use of torture) -- Theologians, canonists and casuists -- The Inquisition in operation -- Criticism of the theory and practice of the Inquisition.