HIST 475 - Colloquium: Inquisitions in Medieval and Early Modern Europe, c.1200-1800

Semester Offered: Second Semester
Credits (Range): 4 Hours
Attribute: 4 SS
Few institutions in history are as infamous as the Inquisition. It represents some of the most notorious instances of intolerance and violence produced by religious belief. Our knowledge of this institution, however, too often relies upon myth. This course, thus, explores how religious authority functioned during a time very different from our own. Readings examine scholarship not only on Spain’s Inquisition but also on inquisitions elsewhere in Europe and the Americas.
Enrollment Limit: 12
Instructor: D. Wasserman
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes
History 101 or the equivalent