{"product_id":"the-inquisitors-manual-for-the-use-of-the-inquisitions-of-spain-portugal","title":"The Inquisitors' Manual for the Use of the Inquisitions of Spain \u0026 Portugal","description":"\u003ch1 class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\n\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Inquisitors' Manual for the Use of the Inquisitions of Spain \u0026amp; Portugal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eBiblioteca Obscura No. 17\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy Nicolas Eymeric\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFew documents provide a more revealing glimpse into the machinery of religious persecution than the manuals prepared for the inquisitors themselves. \u003cem\u003eThe Inquisitors' Manual for the Use of the Inquisitions of Spain \u0026amp; Portugal\u003c\/em\u003e preserves one of the most influential guides ever written for the detection, examination, and prosecution of heresy, witchcraft, sorcery, and other crimes against the faith. Compiled by the renowned Dominican inquisitor \u003cstrong\u003eNicolas Eymeric\u003c\/strong\u003e, this remarkable work became an authoritative reference for generations of ecclesiastical investigators.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing upon canon law, theology, judicial procedure, and centuries of inquisitorial experience, Eymeric explains the principles by which suspected heretics, magicians, sorcerers, and practitioners of forbidden arts were to be identified, questioned, and judged. The manual reveals the legal reasoning, religious doctrines, and investigative methods employed by one of history's most powerful ecclesiastical institutions, offering readers an unfiltered view into the administration of religious justice during the late Middle Ages and early modern period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFar more than a legal handbook, this work stands as an extraordinary historical document illuminating the intellectual world of the Inquisition. 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