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Yale University Press, Date: 2014-05-27. Fourth. paperback. Used: Good. Yale University Press ISBN 0300180519 9780300180510 [US]

ISBN10: 0300180519, ISBN13: 9780300180510, [publisher: Yale University Press 2014-07-01, New Haven] Softcover Language: ENG
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Yale University Press, Date: 2014-05-27. Fourth. paperback. Used:Good. Yale University Press ISBN 0300180519 9780300180510 [US]

ISBN10: 0300180519, ISBN13: 9780300180510, [publisher: Yale University Press, New Haven] Softcover Paperback. In this completely updated edition of Henry Kamen's classic survey of the Spanish Inquisition,the authorincorporates 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. A survey of the Spanish Inquisition, that 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 rebuts the myths and exaggerations that have distorted understandings of the Inquisition. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.
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ISBN10: 0300180519, ISBN13: 9780300180510, [publisher: Yale University Press, New Haven] Softcover Paperback. In this completely updated edition of Henry Kamen's classic survey of the Spanish Inquisition,the authorincorporates 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. A survey of the Spanish Inquisition, that 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 rebuts the myths and exaggerations that have distorted understandings of the Inquisition. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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