Criminal-Inquisitorial Trials in English Church Trials
From the Middle Ages to the Reformation
$205.03
- Hardcover
500 pages
- Release Date
30 October 2023
Summary
After the inquisitorial procedure was introduced at the Fourth Lateran Council in Rome in 1215, virtually all court trials initiated by bishops and their subordinates were inquisitions. This meant that accusers were no longer needed; rather, the judges themselves leveled charges against persons when they were publicly suspected of specific offenses, such as fornication, witchcraft, or simony. Secret crimes were off limits, including sins of thought, like holding a heretical belief. Defendants…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780813237374 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0813237378 |
| Author: | Henry Ansgar Kelly |
| Publisher: | The Catholic University of America Press |
| Imprint: | The Catholic University of America Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 500 |
| Release Date: | 30 October 2023 |
| Weight: | 272g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 140mm |
| Series: | Studies in Medieval and Early Modern Canon Law |
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The sheer breadth of coverage is intriguing, the technicalities of canonistic procedure are worthy of serious attention, and the evidence employed is extensive. I know of no recent study which would compete, especially with its depth of coverage. This is a significant contribution.“” - Thomas Izbicki, Librarian emeritus, Rutgers University
About The Author
Henry Ansgar Kelly
Henry Ansgar Kelly is a Distinguished Research Professor at UCLA, a former recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, and the author of seventeen books.
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