Examines the careers and writings of five sixteenth- and seventeenth-century inquisitors, explaining how the theory and regulations of the Spanish Inquisition were rooted in local conditions.[...]
Between Court and Confessional explores the lives of Spanish inquisitors, closely examining the careers and writings of five sixteenth- and seventeenth-century inquisitors. Kimberly Lynn considers what shaped particular inquisitors, what kinds of official experience each accumulated, and to what end[...]