Inquisition in the Fourteenth Century: The Manuals of Bernard Gui and Nicholas Eymerich

by Derek Hill

The Inquisition played a central role in European history. It moulded societies by enforcing religious and intellectual unity; it helped develop the judicial and police techniques which are the basis of those used today; and it helped lay the foundations for the persecution of witches. An understanding of the Inquisition is therefore essential to the late medieval and early modern periods. This book looks at how the philosophy and practice of Inquisition...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1903153875
• ISBN13: 9781903153871
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: York Medieval Press
• Length: 262 Pages
• Weight: 1.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"