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The Business of the Roman Inquisition in the Early Modern Era (Paperback)
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The Business of the Roman Inquisition in the Early Modern Era (Paperback)
Series: Routledge Research in Early Modern History
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Established in 1542, the Roman Inquisition operated through a
network of almost fifty tribunals to combat heretical and heterodox
threats within the papal territories. Whilst its theological,
institutional and political aspects have been well-studied, until
now no sustained work has been undertaken to understand the
financial basis upon which it operated. Yet - as The Business of
the Roman Inquisition in the Early Modern Era shows - the fiscal
autonomy enjoyed by each tribunal was a major factor in determining
how the Inquisition operated. For, as the flow of cash from Rome
declined, each tribunal was forced to rely upon its own assets and
resources to fund its work, resulting in a situation whereby
tribunals increasingly came to resemble businesses. As each
tribunal was permitted to keep a substantial proportion of the
fines and confiscations it levied, questions quickly arose
regarding the economic considerations that may have motivated the
Inquisition's actions. Dr Maifreda argues that the Inquisition,
with the need to generate sufficient revenue to continue working,
had a clear incentive to target wealthy groups within society who
could afford to yield up substantial revenues. Furthermore, as
secular authorities also began to rely upon a levy on these
revenues, the financial considerations of decisions regarding
heresy prosecutions become even greater. Based upon a wealth of
hitherto neglected primary sources from the Vatican and local
Italian archives, Dr Maifreda reveals the underlying financial
structures that played a vital part in the operations of the Roman
Inquisition. By exploring the system of incentives and pressures
that guided the actions of inquisitors in their procedural
processes and choice of victims, a much clearer understanding of
the Roman Inquisition emerges. This book is an English translation
of I denari dell'inquisitore. Affari e giustizia di fede
nell'Italia moderna (Turin: Einaudi, 2014).
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