Author : Henry Charles Lea
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 602 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2015-07-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1331872197
A History of the Inquisition of the Middle Ages, Vol. 1 of 3 (Classic Reprint) by Henry Charles Lea Pdf
Excerpt from A History of the Inquisition of the Middle Ages, Vol. 1 of 3 The history of the Inquisition naturally divides itself into two portions, each of which may be considered as a whole. The Reformation is the boundary-line between them, except in Spain, where the New Inquisition was founded by Ferdinand and Isabella. In the present work I have sought to present an impartial account of the institution as it existed during the earlier period. For the second portion I have made large collections of material, through which I hope in due time to continue the history to its end. The Inquisition was not an organization arbitrarily devised and imposed upon the Judicial system of Christendom by the ambition or fanaticism of the Church. It was rather a natural - one may almost say an inevitable - evolution of the forces at work in the thirteenth century, and no one can rightly appreciate the process of its development and the results of its activity without a somewhat minute consideration of the factors controlling the minds and souk of men during the ages which had the foundation of modern civilization. To accomplish this it has been necessary to pass in review nearly all the spiritual and intellectual movements of the Middle Ages, and to glance at the condition of society in certain of its phases. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
