History of the origin and establishment of the Inquisition in Portugal. / Alexandre Herculano .Translated from the Portuguese by John C. Branner. Prolegomenon by Yosef Hayim Yerushalmi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Herculano, Alexandre, 1810-1877.

Contributor:

Yerushalmi, Yosef Hayim, 1932-2009.

The Library of Chaim Potok (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

Studia Sephardica

Stanford studies in history, economics, and political science ; v. 1, no. 2.

Standardized Title:

Historia da origem e estabelecimento da Inquisção em Portugal. English

Language:

English

Portuguese

Subjects (All):

Inquisition--Portugal.

Inquisition.

Portugal.

Penn Provenance:

Potok, Adena (donor) (Potok Collection copy)

Potok, Chaim (autograph) (Potok Collection copy)

Physical Description:

504 pages : map, portrait ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Ktav Publishing House, Inc., 1972.

Contents:

The inquisition in Europe up to the expulsion of the Jews from Spain in 1492

Position of the Jews in Portugal in the fifteenth century and up to the death of Dom Manuel in 1521

The accession of Dom João III and his efforts to secure the establishment of the inquisition in Portugal; from 1521 to 1533

Continued efforts of Dom João to free the inquisition in Portugal from papal interference; from 1533 to 1535

Disputes of King and Pope over the appointments of Nnuncio and Chief Inquisitor; 1535 to 1539

Increased violence of the inquisition; violent discussions with the Pope; break between Portugal and Rome; 1539 to 1542

Growth of the inquisition; the court of Portugal; the continued struggle between Dom João III and the Pope over nunciature; 1542 to 1543

Excesses of the inquisition; the Pope decides to intervene; 1543 to 1544

The inquisition suspended; renewal of friendly relations; the opposition of the curia is overcome; 1544 to 1547

The inquisition is established without restrictions, 1547 and 1548. The epilogue of 1561.

Notes:

Translation of Historia da origem e estabelecimento da Inquisição em Portugal.

"New matter © Copyright 1972 Ktav Publishing House, Inc."

First published in 1926 as vol. 1, no. 2 of Stanford University publications, University series: History, economics, and political science.

"For the convenience of the reader, new consecutive pagination has been introduced at the bottom of each page. However, the Index, as well as the notes to the Prolegomenon, refer to the original pagination.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acc.# 201008

Potok Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries by Adena Potok.

Potok Collection copy has autograph of "Chaim Potok 1974".

ISBN:

0870681532

OCLC:

258270