Baigent, Michael
The Inquisition
- ISBN 13:
- 9780140274660
- author:
- Baigent, Michael
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Penguin
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2000
- Pages:
- 336
- Genre:
- Christianity
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 4 working days
Description
The Inquisition is a fascinating narrative account of one of the most influential and horrifying movements in the history of western Europe. It begins with the Albigensian Crusade against the Cathars of south-west France in 1208, which led to the establishment of a secret police force by a Spanish monk who would later be canonized as St Dominic. Baigent and Leigh take this story on into the nineteenth century, revealing how the Vatican attempted to establish new authorities that were an intellectual equivalent of the Inquisition following the Doctrine of Papal Infallibility in 1870. This book offers a compelling exploration of the history behind one of the most infamous institutions in Western Europe. Through its narrative account, The Inquisition sheds light on a period of complex and often brutal politics, highlighting the ways in which power and ideology can shape the course of human events.
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