Inquisition and society in the kingdom of Valencia, 1478-1834 /
'This is an extremely important work, a new departure in the study of the history of the Spanish Inquisition. Haliczer challenges the traditional view of the Inquisition as a monolithic and all-powerful institution, and shows how by the latter half of the sixteenth century, after decades of pra...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press,
c1990
Berkeley : ©1990 Berkeley, Calif. : [1990], ©1990 Berkeley, Calif. : c1990 Berkeley, Calif. : c1990 Berkeley : [1990] |
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| Summary: | 'This is an extremely important work, a new departure in the study of the history of the Spanish Inquisition. Haliczer challenges the traditional view of the Inquisition as a monolithic and all-powerful institution, and shows how by the latter half of the sixteenth century, after decades of practically unchallenged authority, the Inquisition was forced on the defensive as regional institutions reasserted themselves and a royal support for it waned. Especially valuable is Haliczer's analysis of the Inquisition's adaptation to the changed circumstances and its accommodation with Valencian society through a specific pattern of recruitment of its own officials and familiares from the local populace.'--Mark D. Meyerson, University of Notre Dame Analyzes the organization and activities of the Inquisitorial Tribunal of Valencia from its beginnings in 1484. Ch. 5 (p. 209-243), "The Converted Jews: From Persecution to Assimilation, " discusses the condition of the Conversos in Spain and their persecution by the Inquisition in Valencia. Between 1484-1530, some 2,160 Conversos were tried, representing more than 91% of all the victims of the Inquisition in that period. This campaign almost decimated the Converso community of Valencia. A later influx of Portuguese Conversos was met by a series of trials between 1701-30. Refers, also, to persecution and exclusion through "limpieza de sangre" statutes |
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| Physical Description: | viii, 444 p. : ill. ; 24 cm viii, 444 p. : map ; 24 cm viii, 444 p. ; 23 cm viii, 444 p. ; 24 cm viii, 444 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm viii, 444 pages : map ; 24 cm A digital reproduction is available from E-Editions, a collaboration of the University of California Press and the California Digital Library's eScholarship program |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 423-428) and index Includes bibliographical references (pages 423-428) and index Includes bibliographical references and index (p. 423-428) Includes bibliographical references and index Includes bibliographical references |
| ISBN: | 0520067290 (alk. paper) 0520067290 9780520067295 (alk. paper) 9780520067295 |
| Place of Publication: | United States -- California -- Berkeley |