The Roman Inquisition : A Papal Bureaucracy and Its Laws in the Age of Galileo.
Title:
The Roman Inquisition : A Papal Bureaucracy and Its Laws in the Age of Galileo.
Author:
Mayer, Thomas F.
ISBN:
9780812207644
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (393 pages)
Series:
Haney Foundation Series
Contents:
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of 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 -- List of Abbreviations -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index -- Acknowledgments.
Abstract:
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 directly dependent on the pope.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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