Books by Stuart B. Schwartz
“What Schwartz found in viewing interrogations of people in Inquisition archives, and in a wide range of other sources in both Spain and Portugal and in their Empires, was a popular belief that, in fact, all could be saved. People did actually believe that all could be saved, regardless of their faith. It’s a book about a multicultural society, and the popular adherence to an idea of tolerance, even though that existed alongside the realities of the Inquisition.” Read more...
Interviews where books by Stuart B. Schwartz were recommended
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A History of the Inquisition of Spain (Vol I)
by Henry Charles Lea -
2
Montaillou: Cathars and Catholics in a French Village 1294-1324
by Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie -
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The Origins of the Inquisition in Fifteenth Century Spain
by B. Netanyahu -
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All Can Be Saved: Religious Tolerance and Salvation in the Iberian Atlantic World
by Stuart B. Schwartz -
5
Domingos Álvares, African Healing, and the Intellectual History of the Atlantic World
by James H. Sweet
The best books on The Inquisition, recommended by Toby Green
The best books on The Inquisition, recommended by Toby Green
The Papal, Spanish and Portuguese Inquisitions left records that are goldmines for historians. However, as Professor Toby Green explains, getting caught up in one of their investigations was no fun at all. Here he chooses five books to help you understand why the Inquisitions were created, what they were trying to achieve and why they lasted so long.
