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Il formaggio e i vermi Il formaggio e i vermi Carlo Ginzburg,John Tedeschi,Anne C. Tedeschi Offers a study of culture in the sixteenth century as seen through the eyes of one man, the miller known as Menocchio, who was accused of heresy during the Inquisition and sentenced to death. This bo… OL14872792W
The Inquisition The Inquisition Michael C. Thomsett "This book documents the origins of the Roman Catholic Inquisition, explaining how the movement expanded and changed over many centuries. The author examines the Inquisition from the mid-thirteenth t… OL15413687W
Heresy Heresy S. J. Parris "Giordano Bruno was a monk, poet, scientist, and magician on the run from the Roman Inquisition on charges of heresy for his belief that the Earth orbits the sun and that the universe is infinite. Th… OL15498811W
Guardian of the dawn Guardian of the dawn Richard Zimler In late-sixteenth-century Goa, young Tiago Zarco confronts the long reach of the Inquisition as he fights to save his family and preserve his relationship with the Hindu girl he loves. OL15836763W
God's jury God's jury Cullen Murphy "We think of the Inquisition as a holy war fought in the Middle Ages. But, as Cullen Murphy shows in this provocative new book, not only did its offices survive into the twentieth century, in the mod… OL16495429W
The Italian (Oxford World's Classics) The Italian (Oxford World's Classics) Ann Radcliffe lv, 424 pages ; 20 cm OL17724251W
Galileo Galilei Galileo Galilei Kimba Carter Short description of the life and work of the scientist who was persecuted by the Inquisition for his views of the universe. OL17849576W
The last song The last song Eva Wiseman When the tolerant culture of Spain is shattered by the Inquisition, Isabel feels safe because of her Catholic upbringing and father's position as a respected doctor, until he is arrested for the fami… OL17874669W
The Salazar documents The Salazar documents Gustav Henningsen "Early in the seventeenth century the Western Pyrenees were riven by one of the greatest witch panics in history. The mountain villagers were in uproar when villagers' children reported how they were… OL18394102W
Secrets in the house of Delgado Secrets in the house of Delgado Gloria D. Miklowitz In Spain in 1492, fourteen-year-old Maria, a Catholic orphan, becomes a servant to a wealthy family of Conversos, converted Jews, at a time when the Jews are being expelled from the country and when … OL1873948W
Against the Inquisition Against the Inquisition Marcos Aguinis "Born in sixteenth-century Argentina, Francisco Maldonado da Silva is nine years old when he sees his father, Don Diego, arrested one harrowing afternoon because of his beliefs. Raised in a family pr… OL19750065W
Men and women of the Italian reformation Men and women of the Italian reformation Christopher Hare A historical account of the principal figures in the Italian Reformation during the 16th Century. It is a source of information on these people who have been in part forgotten once catholicism and th… OL200023W
Heresy Heresy S. J. Parris England, 1583. A country awash with paranoia and conspiracy - but a safe haven for a radical monk on the run. Giordano Bruno, with his theories of astronomy and extraterrestrial life, has fled the In… OL20414239W
The origins of the Inquisition in fifteenth century Spain The origins of the Inquisition in fifteenth century Spain B. Netanyahu The Spanish Inquisition was responsible for one of the fiercest repressions in human history. It fused the triple evil of a police state, a totalitarian ideology, and racial persecution. Its terrible… OL2088343W
The Physician The Physician Noah Gordon Esta fascinante novela describe la pasión de un hombre del siglo XI por vencer la enfermedad y la muerte, aliviar el dolor de sus semejantes e impartir el don casi místico de sanar que le ha sido oto… OL2296577W
Católica impugnación Católica impugnación Hernando de Talavera xcviii, 181, xviii pages ; 24 cm OL23424986W
Hidden Ones Hidden Ones Marcia Fine 411 pages ; 23 cm OL24518768W
The tattooed witch The tattooed witch Susan MacGregor When Miriam Medina and her father are accused by the Inquisition of murdering a high priest, Miriam knows justice is impossible. Their accuser, the Grand Inquisitor, is in fact, the real murderer. Mi… OL24690663W
Esperanza Esperanza Sarah Feldbrand The year is 1546 (5306), and due to the inquisition, twelve-year-old Esperanza finds herself suddenly separated from her father, her only family. Her spirit and steadfast faith propel her forward as… OL27967051W
Aspiring Saints Aspiring Saints Anne Jacobson Schutte "Between 1618 and 1750, sixteen people - nine women and seven men - were brought to the attention of the ecclesiastical authorities in Venice because they were reporting visions, revelations, and spe… OL5327629W
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