The Spanish Inquisition: A Historical Revision

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Thirty five years ago, Kamen wrote a study of the Inquisition that received high praise This present work, based on over 30 years of new research, is not simply a complete revision of the earlier book Innovative in its presentation, point of view, information, and themes, it will revolutionize further study in the field. Free Download The Spanish Inquisition: A Historical Revision author Henry Kamen For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr This is a very well researched study of a notorious historical event by a repected British historian In it the author traces the Inquisition s various classes of victims These included the conversos recent Jewish converts to Catholicism, who composed the majority of the Inquisition s victims , followers of the humanist Erasmus, Lutherans and other Protestants including foreigners , Moriscos recent Muslim converts , and Catholics whom the tribunal deemed heretical, often on flimsy This is a very well researched study of a notorious historical event by a repected British historian In it the author traces the Inquisition s various classes of victims These included the conversos recent Jewish converts to Catholicism, who composed the majority of the Inquisition s victims , followers of the humanist Erasmus, Lutherans and other Protestants including foreigners , Moriscos recent Muslim converts , and Catholics whom the tribunal deemed heretical, often on flimsy evidence The history demonstrates a particular example of the treatment of the other in history Notably this history provides context for assessing the Spanish inquisition by comparison with other examples of intolerance in...All countries possess the rudiments of control a set of disciplinary procedures, targeting speciifed groups, codified in law, organized systematically, enforced by surveillance, exemplified by severity, sustained over time, justified by a vision of the one truth path, backed by institutional power Over and beyond these visible instruments, however, the essential component of an Inquisition was and is the compliance and cooperation of ordinary people Control and coercion, in the name of All countries possess the rudiments of control a set of disciplinary procedures, targeting speciifed groups, codified in law, organized systematically, enforced by surveillance, exemplified by severity, sustained over time, justified by a vision of the one truth path, backed by institutional power Over and beyond these visible instruments, however, th...If you will read Miguel Delibes s The Heretic alone, you ll get the impression that the Spanish Inquisition may have happened only for a limited period of time in the 16th century and had victimized only those who had Protestant leanings That would be incorrect The first auto de fe of the Spanish Inquisition was celebrated on February 6, 1481 when six people were burnt at the stake and the sermon at the ceremony was preached by one Fray Alonso de Hojeda Autos de fe went on being held in If you will read Miguel Delibes s The Heretic alone, you ll get the impression that the Spanish Inquisition may have happened only for a limited period of time in the 16th century and had victimized only those who had Protestant leanings That would be incorrect The first auto de fe of the Spanish Inquisition was celebrated on February 6, 1481 when six people were burnt at the stake and the sermon at the ceremony was preached by one Fray Alonso de Hojeda Autos de fe went on being held in Spain and some of its territories for centuries, ending only sometime the early part of the 19th century when the inquisitors had ran out of people to victimize In The Heretic the victims were Roman Catholics who had imbibed some Protestant beliefs In reality, however, this type of heretics during the so called Protestant scare in the 16th century o...After two chapters, I m throwing in the towel on this one To me it seemed like undigested research After a clear introduction, Kamen disappears into a forest of quotes, statistics, and other primary sources, without a clear narrative line to guide you through it I suppose he is making the point that the Inquisition was not monolithic or simple but he shies away so completely from generalizations that I wasn t able to retain anything For example, in his chapter on the expulsion of the Jews, After two chapters, I m throwing in the towel on this one To me it seemed like undigested research After a clear introduction, Kamen disappears into a forest of quotes, statistics, and other primary sources, without a clear narrative line to guide you through it I suppose he is making the point that the Inquisition was not monolithic or simple but he shies away so completely from generalizations that I wasn t able to retain anything For example, in his chapter on the expulsion of the Jews, he gives information about how the Jews were treated in various cities, their various professions in different parts of the realm, various attitudes towards the Jews among the royalty, the church, and the nobles, and various statistics on how many converted and how many fled the country But the most interesting question namely, why was the expulsion order given in the first place is not clearly or satisfactorily explained.It s possible the book gets better after the first couple chapte...the malignant influence of an eye that never slumbers, an unseen arm ever raised to strike p 385 This description of the Spanish Inquisition, from W.H Prescott, reflects the myth of the Inquisition but unfortunately for fans of historical horror novels, not the reality.Professor Kamen, the foremost scholar on the Spanish Inquisition, does an admiral job disproving the mythology surrounding the Inquisition with this long, heavy and deep analysis The seventy pages of endnotes reveal the the malignant influence of an eye that never s...I have some problems with this book, but I guess I could say that if you want to learn about the Spanish Inquisition just because you are curious about it, then you could turn to Kamen If you want a general understanding of what the Spanish Inquisition was, beyond knowing that nobody really expected it It is important, however, to keep in mind that this is a particular take on the Inquisition Kamen is arguing that the whole institution has been blown up way out of proportion by slander and I have some problems with this book, but I guess I could say that if you want to learn about the Spanish Inquisition just because you are curious about it, then you could turn to Kamen If you want a general understanding of what the Spanish Inquisition was, beyond knowing that nobody really expected it It is important, however, to keep in mind that this is a particular take on the Inquisition Kamen is arguing that the whole institution has been blown up way out of proportion by slander and rumor and the Black Legend ...I find that I have rather mixed feelings about this book Its flaws are obvious, yet it has profoundly influenced the way I think about the Inquisition and Early Modern history Im not an expert in either, and Kamen is really the one author Ive read about Spain in this period, so I tend to fall back on what I think I know from him And yet, so much of what he says here seems really questionable when I really analyze it I suppose this demonstrates the danger of relying on a single source for any I find that I have rather mixed feelings about this book Its flaws are obvious, yet it has profoundly influenced the way I think about the Inquisition and Early Modern history I m not an expert in either, and Kamen is really the one author I ve read about Spain in this period, so I tend to fall back on what I th...According to Henry Kamen, everything you think you learned about the Spanish Inquisition is probably wrong, and he makes a convincing argument to that effect Without downplaying the actual harm that it caused, he grounds the Inquisition in the religious and political world of the Renaissance Reformation Counter Reformation and makes it clear that it was very much a reflection of the times More significantly, it was hardly the worst such vehicle in Europe at the time Another key el...I had this sitting on my shelf for a full decade and maybe I should have just left it there Kamen basically argues that just because the Spanish Inquisition wasn t as chock full of torture as caricaturish propaganda and Monty Python sketches would have us believe, that it wasn t really so bad after all In fact, he even dares to say it arose out of a national emergency what emergency would that be The existence of Jews and Muslims Deeply disappointing and not even particularly well I had this sitting on my shelf for a full decade and maybe ...Written in a non pedantic style, this comprehensive history of the Spanish Inquisition is easily understandable and an enjoyment to read Overall, Kamen does an impressive job of integrating rich detail into his description of all aspects of the Inquisition.

The Spanish Inquisition: A Historical Revision
  • English
  • 07 May 2019
  • Paperback
  • 369 pages
  • 0300078803
  • Henry Kamen
  • The Spanish Inquisition: A Historical Revision