TY  - BOOK
AU  - Kamen,Henry
TI  - The Spanish Inquisition: A Historical Revision 
SN  - 9780300180510 (pbk.)
AV  - BX1735 .K312 2014
U1  - 272/.20946 23
PY  - 2014///
CY  - New Haven
PB  - Yale University Press
KW  - Inquisition
KW  - Spain
KW  - HISTORY / Europe / Spain & Portugal
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - HISTORY / Medieval
KW  - RELIGION / Christian Church / History
KW  - fast
KW  - gnd
KW  - Church history
KW  - Spanien
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - "In this completely updated edition of Henry Kamen's classic survey of the Spanish Inquisition, the author incorporates 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"--
ER  -