The Roman Inquisition : A Papal Bureaucracy and Its Laws in the Age of Galileo /

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As Thomas F. Mayer demonstrates in this first study of the Roman Inquisition as an institution, the Inquisition underwent constant modification as it expanded. Originally aimed to eradicate Protestant heresy, it went beyond medieval antecedents by becoming a highly articulated centralized organ dire...

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Main Author: Mayer, Thomas F. (Thomas Frederick), 1951-2014 (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2013]
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Catholic Church. > Congregatio Romanae et Universalis Inquisitionis.
Inquisition.
Criminal procedure (Canon law)
HISTORY > Renaissance.
Inquisition > Italie > Histoire > 17e siecle.
Inquisition > Italie > Histoire > 16e siecle.
Procedure penale (Droit canonique) > Histoire > 17e siecle.
Procedure penale (Droit canonique) > Histoire > 16e siecle.
Inquisition > Italy > History > 17th century.
Inquisition > Italy > History > 16th century.
Criminal procedure (Canon law) > History > 17th century.
Criminal procedure (Canon law) > History > 16th century.
Italy.
Italie > Histoire religieuse > 17e siecle.
Italie > Histoire religieuse > 16e siecle.
Italy > Church history > 17th century.
Italy > Church history > 16th century.
History.
Church history.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1. The Roman Inquisition's Operations
  • Chapter 2. The Sacred Congregation: Inquisitors Before 1623
  • Chapter 3. The Sacred Congregation Under Urban VIII
  • Chapter 4. The Professional Staff
  • Chapter 5. Inquisition Procedure: The Holy Office's Use of Inquisitio
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix
  • Notes
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Index
  • Acknowledgments.

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