The Origins of the Inquisition in Fifteenth Century SpainThe Spanish Inquisition remains a fearful symbol of state terror. Its principal target was theconversos, descendants of Spanish Jews who had been forced to convert to Christianity some three generations earlier. Since thousands of them confessed to charges of practicing Judaism in secret, historians have long understood the Inquisition as an attempt to suppress the Jews of Spain. In this magisterial reexamination of the origins of the Inquisition, Netanyahu argues for a different view: that the conversos were in fact almost all genuine Christians who were persecuted for political ends. The Inquisition's attacks not only on the conversos' religious beliefs but also on their "impure blood" gave birth to an anti-Semitism based on race that would have terrible consequences for centuries to come. This book has become essential reading and an indispensable reference book for both the interested layman and the scholar of history and religion. |
Contents
The Jewish Question | 3 |
The Spanish Scene | 28 |
The Struggle for Monarchic Superiority | 217 |
The Great Debate | 351 |
The SentenciaEstatuto | 367 |
Converso CounterAttack | 385 |
Juan de Torquemada | 421 |
Second Attack on the Conversos | 486 |
Later Old Christian Controversy | 814 |
The Alboraique | 848 |
Alonso de Oropesa | 855 |
The Chroniclers of Enrique IV | 897 |
The Early Period | 915 |
The Major Causes | 925 |
The SocialEconomic Reasons | 950 |
Sidelights and Afterthoughts | 1048 |
The Privilege | 512 |
Diego de Valera | 578 |
Lope de Barrientos | 610 |
Alonso Díaz de Montalvo | 619 |
The Crónicas | 628 |
Reverses and Triumphs | 662 |
End of Alvaro de Luna | 681 |
Closing the Circle | 709 |
His Aims and Tactics | 715 |
The Delusive Peace | 724 |
A The Number of the Marranos in Spain | 1095 |
B Diego de Anaya and His Advocacy of Limpieza | 1103 |
Juan de Torquemada ΙΙΙΟ | 1110 |
On the Reliability of Torquemadas Testimony | 1117 |
F The Death of Enrique IV | 1127 |
When Did It Begin? | 1133 |
J Racism in Germany and Spain | 1141 |
K The Converso Conspiracies Against the Inquisition | 1147 |
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | 1349 |
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The Origins of the Inquisition in Fifteenth Century Spain, Volume 1 Benzion Netanyahu No preview available - 1995 |
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