The Cambridge companion to the Spanish Inquisition / edited by Lu Ann Homza, William & Mary.
| Other author | Homza, Lu Ann, 1958- editor. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2026. |
| Copyright Date | ©2026 |
| Description | xi, 363 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Series | Cambridge companions to history Cambridge companions to history. ^A1486813 |
| Contents | Introduction: Beginnings, endings, myths / Lu Ann Homza -- Part I. The institution. -- Procedures and goals / Lu Ann Homza ; Inquisatorial careers / Kimberly Lynn ; Pursuing life stories : Inquisitors and suspects / Jośe Luis Loriente Torres ; Scandals / Lu Ann Homza and Amanda L. Scott -- Part II. Targets. -- Conversos / Gretchen D. Starr-Lebeau ; Moriscos / Stephanie M. Cavanaugh ; Alumbrados / Jessica J. Fowler ; Protestants / Doris Moreno-Mart́inez ; Old Christians / Cristian Berco ; Texts / Patricia W. Manning -- Part III. Geographical reach. -- Sicily / Marina Torres Arce ; Mexico / Maria Jeśus Zamora Calvo ; Peru / Ana E. Schaposchnik ; Cartagena da Indias / Ana María Díaz Burgos. |
| Abstract | "Founded in 1478 and not permanently abolished until 1834, the Spanish Inquisition has always been a notorious institution in history as an engine of religious and racial persecution. Yet Spaniards themselves did not create its legal processes or its theoretical mission, which was to reconcile heretics to the Catholic Church. In this volume, leading international scholars assess the origins, legal practices, victims, reach, and failures of Spanish inquisitors across centuries and geographies. Grounded in recent scholarship and archival research, the chapters explore the Inquisition's medieval precedents as well as its turbulent foundation and eradication. The volume examines how inquisitors changed their targets over time, and how literal physical settings could affect their investigations and prosecutions. Contributors also demonstrate how deeply Spanish iniquisitors cared about social status and legal privilege, and explore the scandals that could envelop inquisitors and thir employees. In doing so, this volume offers a nuanced, contextual understanding of the Spanish Inquisition as a historical phenomenon." -- Publisher, page four of cover. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2025034010 |
| ISBN | 9781009456821 |
| ISBN | 9781009456791 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 1009456792 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 1009456822 (paperback) |
| ISBN | (electronic book) |
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