Title Servants of Satan and masters of demons : the Spanish Inquisition's trials for superstition, Valencia and Barcelona, 1478-1700 / Gunnar W. Knutsen

Published Turnhout : Brepols ; Abingdon : Marston [distributor], 2009

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Description xiv, 227 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm Series Late medieval and early modern studies ; v. 17 Late medieval and early modern studies ; v. 17 Contents Background Ch. 1. The Inquisition -- Ch. 2. Christians and muslims -- Ch. 3. Overview. Barcelona Ch. 4. A plague of witches -- Ch. 5. Courts of injustice. Valencia Ch. 6. Three cases studies -- Ch. 7. A cautious inquisition -- Ch. 8. Incompatible cosmologies -- Conclusion Summary This book offers a systematic study of the trials for superstition in the Spanish Inquisition's two tribunals in Valencia and Barcelona in the period 1478-1700. The contrasts between the two highlight significant differences in culture and mythology Notes Formerly CIP. Uk Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Subject Inquisition -- Spain -- Barcelona. Inquisition -- Spain -- Valencia. Superstition -- Spain -- Cross-cultural studies. Superstition -- Spain -- Barcelona -- History. Superstition -- Spain -- Valencia -- History. Trials (Witchcraft) -- Spain -- Barcelona -- History -- 16th century. Trials (Witchcraft) -- Spain -- Barcelona -- History -- 17th century. Trials (Witchcraft) -- Spain -- Valencia -- History -- 16th century. Trials (Witchcraft) -- Spain -- Barcelona -- History. Trials (Witchcraft) -- Spain -- Valencia -- History -- 17th century. Trials (Witchcraft) -- Spain -- Valencia -- History. LC no. 2010294025 ISBN 2503528619 (hbk.) 9782503528618 (hbk.)

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