What should historians do with the words of the dead? Inquisition and Power reformulates the historiography of heresy and the inquisition by focusing on deposit

James B. Given analyzes the inquisition in one French region in order to develop a sociology of medieval politics. Established in the early thirteenth century t

Religion can be a force for good, but when those in command seek to increase their control, it can become a dangerous tool. This volume explores the political p

In this penetrating study of the Inquisition, Elphège Vacandard delves into the Catholic Church’s dark past. “The history of the Inquisition is still to be