Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. The Roman Inquisition's Operations -- Chapter 2. The Sacred Congregation: Inquisitors Before 1623 -- Chapter 3. The Sacred Congregation Under Urban VIII -- Chapter 4. The Professional Staff -- Chapter 5. Inquisition Procedure: The Holy Office's Use of Inquisitio -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index -- Acknowledgments
Summary
As Thomas F. Mayer demonstrates in this first study of the Roman Inquisition as an institution, the Inquisition underwent constant modification as it expanded. Originally aimed to eradicate Protestant heresy, it went beyond medieval antecedents by becoming a highly articulated centralized organ directly dependent on the pope
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 359-365) and index
