the Inquisition: A Captivating Guide to Medieval, Spanish, Portuguese, and Roman Inquisitions

This book explores the Inquisition in depth, leaving no stone unturned to find the root of what drove these religious persecutions. Most people know about the Spanish Inquisition, but there were other inquisitions, such as those carried out by the Romans and the Portuguese. What was it that motivated these diehard religious zealots to squash all contrary views from their midst? It is rather easy to paint one side as the "good guys" and the other as the "bad guys." But unless we are a bunch of kids playing cops and robbers, this is an overly simplistic, narrow-minded, and lazy interpretation of what is a very complex history. In this book, we explore all the dark nooks and crannies of what sparked massive inquiries into the faith of others and rampant persecution of religious beliefs.