This book challenges the reputation of the Spanish Inquisition as an instrument of religious persecution, torture and repressionand looks at its wider role as an educative force in society.
* A reassessment of the history of the Spanish Inquisition.
* Challenges the reputation of the Inquisition as an instrument of religious persecution, torture and repression.
* Looks at the wider role of the Inquisition as an educative force in society.
* Draws on the findings of recent research by American, British and European scholars.
* Includes original documentary evidence in translation.
