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404 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9789004120808
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Brill
Publication date: 28 September 2001
The Marrano Factory: The Portuguese Inquisition and Its New Christians 1536-1765 by António José Saraiva is a gripping and stimulating read for anyone fascinated by the complexities of history, the intersection of faith and power, and the human cost of intolerance, offering a nuanced and meticulously researched exploration of one of the darkest chapters in human history.
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The Marrano Factory argues that the Portuguese Inquisition's stated intention of extirpating heresies and purifying Portuguese Catholicism was a monumental hoax; the true purpose of the Holy Office was the fabrication rather than the destruction o...
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404 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9789004120808
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Brill
Publication date: 28 September 2001
The Marrano Factory: The Portuguese Inquisition and Its New Christians 1536-1765 by António José Saraiva is a gripping and stimulating read for anyone fascinated by the complexities of history, the intersection of faith and power, and the human cost of intolerance, offering a nuanced and meticulously researched exploration of one of the darkest chapters in human history.
Description
The Marrano Factory argues that the Portuguese Inquisition's stated intention of extirpating heresies and purifying Portuguese Catholicism was a monumental hoax; the true purpose of the Holy Office was the fabrication rather than the destruction o...
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