Frontiers of heresy : the Spanish Inquisition from the Basque lands to Sicily / William Monter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Monter, E. William, author.

Series:

Cambridge studies in early modern history.

Cambridge studies in early modern history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Inquisition--Spain--Aragon.

Inquisition.

Aragon (Spain)--History.

Aragon (Spain).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 345 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1989.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Frontiers of Heresy is among the first major English-language contributions to the history of the Spanish Inquisition since Henry Charles Lea completed his classic curvey eighty years ago. Focusing on the lands beyond Castile, Professor Monter analyzes the activities of the Holy Office during an 'Aragonese Century' (1530-1630) when these frontier tribunals were its most active elements. This 'other' Spanish Inquisition virtually ignored converted Jews and their descendants, but brutally harassed Moriscos and immigrant workers from France; it executed nearly as many people for sodomy as for heresy. Despite opposition from local elites, the Inquisition performed many services for the king, sending thousands of heretics to the galleys and even capturing horse-smugglers along the Pyrenees. Frontiers of Heresy is based upon an immense variety of archival sources, and represents a significant reappraisal of one of the most important yet misunderstood institutions of early modern Europe.

Contents:

pt. 1. The holy office outside Castlie

Aragonese tribunals

pt. 3. Aragonese heresies

pt. 4. "Mixed crimes" in Aragon

pt. 5. Recessional.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-139-08514-X

0-511-52343-2

0-511-87630-0

Publisher Number:

2027/heb06404 hdl