Project Gutenberg 2016-09-09 Public domain in the USA. 191 Sabatini, Rafael 1875 1950 Sabatini, R. Torquemada and the Spanish Inquisition: A History Produced by Josep Cols Canals, Wayne Hammond and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "Torquemada and the Spanish Inquisition: A History" by Rafael Sabatini is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The work delves into the establishment and evolution of the Spanish Inquisition, focusing particularly on the figure of Frey Tómas de Torquemada, exploring the significance of his actions within the broader context of religious fanaticism and persecution in Spain. The book examines how Torquemada's relentless pursuit of religious conformity shaped the tumultuous history of the Inquisition, leaving a lasting impact on Spanish society. The opening of the text sets the stage for a detailed exploration of its central themes by presenting Torquemada not just as an individual, but as an embodiment of the oppressive forces of religious zealotry that characterized the era. It discusses the Inquisition's emergence from earlier persecutions, framing it as a formidable institution that wielded both religious and secular powers to enforce orthodoxy. Sabatini emphasizes the tragic irony of a faith rooted in love and compassion morphing into a system of ruthless intolerance, inviting readers to reflect on the historical dynamics between authority, belief, and humanity's darker impulses as the narrative unfolds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Inquisition -- Spain Torquemada, Tomás, de, 1420-1498 BX Text Browsing: History - Religious Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 927791 927823 2024-09-22T05:56:07.717884 2023-09-23T04:34:09.247343 text/html text/html 917168 2016-09-09T15:13:36 text/html; charset=utf-8 1430119 2016-09-09T15:13:38 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1584977 2024-09-22T05:56:21.646789 application/epub+zip 1593899 2024-09-22T05:56:10.046880 application/epub+zip 391651 2024-09-22T05:56:08.841855 application/epub+zip 1866369 2024-09-22T05:56:29.765782 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1785449 2024-09-22T05:56:20.234827 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 585154 2022-09-24T04:37:03.045313 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 778847 778619 2024-09-22T05:56:05.467929 2023-09-23T04:34:07.091327 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 779086 2016-09-09T15:13:32 text/plain; charset=utf-8 284437 2016-09-09T15:13:38 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18441 2024-09-22T05:56:29.923748 application/rdf+xml 7151 2024-09-22T05:56:09.017885 image/jpeg 1499 2024-09-22T05:56:08.932872 image/jpeg 1437265 2024-09-22T05:56:07.836873 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia