Features
- Reading level: Ages 9-12
- Cover Type: Hard Cover with 96 pages
- Published by: Lucent Books January 1998
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 1560063467
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-1560063469
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Book Dimensions:
9.3 x 7.8 x 0.5 inches
- Weighs: 12.5 ounces
From School Library Journal
Grade 7 Up?Stewart focuses on the political and religious climate of the period rather than daily life; therefore, while she does give readers a basic understanding of the Inquisition, the title is slightly misleading. The first chapters discuss Europe's various attitudes toward its Jewry and the frequent heating up and spilling over of prejudice, leading to persecution and violence and forced conversions. The book goes on to demonstrate how the Inquisition was rekindled in Spain during the reign of Ferdinand and Isabella, and how a fearful populace contributed to tyranny over and betrayal of not only Jews and marranos (converts), but of virtually anyone who aroused the suspicion of the inquisitors. It discusses the Catholic monarchs' conflicts with the Pope, and Torquemada's rise to power. All manner of torture and the punishments an accused human being might be subjected to are described in graphic detail. One small but noticeable error: Jean Plaidy (Eleanor Hibbert) is mentioned as being a male. The book's brevity and numerous black-and-white archival illustrations, along with a number of maps, will appeal to students needing information for reports.?Jo-Anne Weinberg, Greenburgh Public Library, NY
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Product Description
Examines the culture of Spain during the centuries of the Inquisition by focusing on personal aspects of daily life at the time.
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