The Business of the Roman Inquisition in the Early Modern Era

Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:The Business Of The Roman Inquisition In The Early Modern EraISBN13:9780367264116ISBN10:0367264110Author:Maifreda, Germano (Author)Description:Established In 1542, The Roman Inquisition Operated Through A Network Of Almost Fifty Tribunals To Combat Heretical And Heterodox Threats Within The Papal Territories Whilst Its Theological, Institutional And Political Aspects Have Been Well-Studied, Until Now No Sustained Work Has Been Undertaken To Understand The Financial Basis Upon Which It Operated Yet - As The Business Of The Roman Inquisition In The Early Modern Era Shows - The Fiscal Autonomy Enjoyed By Each Tribunal Was A Major Factor In Determining How The Inquisition Operated For, As The Flow Of Cash From Rome Declined, Each Tribunal Was Forced To Rely Upon Its Own Assets And Resources To Fund Its Work, Resulting In A Situation Whereby Tribunals Increasingly Came To Resemble Businesses As Each Tribunal Was Permitted To Keep A Substantial Proportion Of The Fines And Confiscations It Levied, Questions Quickly Arose Regarding The Economic Considerations That May Have Motivated The Inquisition's Actions Dr Maifreda Argues That The Inquisition, With The Need To Generate Sufficient Revenue To Continue Working, Had A Clear Incentive To Target Wealthy Groups Within Society Who Could Afford To Yield Up Substantial Revenues Furthermore, As Secular Authorities Also Began To Rely Upon A Levy On These Revenues, The Financial Considerations Of Decisions Regarding Heresy Prosecutions Become Even Greater Based Upon A Wealth Of Hitherto Neglected Primary Sources From The Vatican And Local Italian Archives, Dr Maifreda Reveals The Underlying Financial Structures That Played A Vital Part In The Operations Of The Roman Inquisition By Exploring The System Of Incentives And Pressures That Guided The Actions Of Inquisitors In Their Procedural Processes And Choice Of Victims, A Much Clearer Understanding Of The Roman Inquisition Emerges This Book Is An English Translation Of I Denari Dell'inquisitore Affari E Giustizia Di Fede Nell'italia Moderna (Turin: Einaudi, 2014) Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:ROUTLEDGEPublication Date:2019-03-23Weight:0.94 lbsDimensions:0.63'' H x 9.21'' L x 6.14'' WNumber of Pages:292Language:English

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