A History Of The Inquisition Of The Middle Ages: Volume 2 (cambridge Library Collection - Medieval History)

This comprehensive three-volume history of the medieval Inquisition by the influential American scholar Henry Charles Lea, first published in 1888, was firmly based on primary sources, and adopted a rationalist approach that departed from the pious tone of earlier histories of the middle ages. Lea was convinced that the Inquisition was not arbitrarily devised and implemented but was an inevitable consequence of forces that were dominant in thirteenth-century Christian society. In Volume 2 Lea focuses mainly on the Inquisition in France, Iberia, Italy and Germany. He delves into the relationship between religion and State in the Languedoc region and describes how the University of Paris obstructed the Inquisition's activity. Lea notes that there was almost no Inquisition presence in Portugal, while in Italy sporadic popular opposition to the Inquisition was noticeable. He also explains how the Bohemian reformer John Huss fell victim to the Inquisition in Germany. This three-volume history of the medieval Inquisition by American scholar Henry Charles Lea, first published in 1888, was firmly based on primary sources, & adopted a rationalist approach that departed from the pious tone of earlier histories of the middle ages. Lea was convinced that the Inquisition was not arbitrarily devised & implemented but was an inevitable consequence of forces that were dominant in 13th century Christian society. In Volume 2 Lea focuses mainly on the Inquisition in France, Iberia, Italy & Germany. He delves into the relationship between religion & State in the Languedoc region & describes how the University of Paris obstructed the Inquisition's activity. Lea notes that there was almost no Inquisition presence in Portugal, while in Italy sporadic popular opposition to the Inquisition was noticeable Cover......Page 1 Frontmatter......Page 6 Contents......Page 10 CHAPTER I - LANGUEDOC......Page 16 CHAPTER II - FRANCE......Page 128 CHAPTER III - THE SPANISH PENINSULA......Page 177 CHAPTER IV - ITALY......Page 206 CHAPTER V - THE SLAVIC CATHARI......Page 305 CHAPTER VI - GERMANY......Page 331 CHAPTER VII - BOHEMIA......Page 442 CHAPTER VIII - THE HUSSITES......Page 521 APPENDIX OF DOCUMENTS......Page 584 Cover 1 Frontmatter 6 Contents 10 CHAPTER I - LANGUEDOC 16 CHAPTER II - FRANCE 128 CHAPTER III - THE SPANISH PENINSULA 177 CHAPTER IV - ITALY 206 CHAPTER V - THE SLAVIC CATHARI 305 CHAPTER VI - GERMANY 331 CHAPTER VII - BOHEMIA 442 CHAPTER VIII - THE HUSSITES 521 APPENDIX OF DOCUMENTS 584 9781108014847 Cambridge Library Collection - History Volume 2 of this three-volume 1888 publication by the influential American historian Henry Charles Lea explores the Inquisition in France, Iberia, Italy, Bohemia and Germany. Lea describes how the Inquisition met with resistance in Paris and Italy, how it was absent from Portugal, and how it persecuted the Hussites.