LAIS 311 - The Inquisition and the Extirpation in Spanish America

Institution:

Bard College

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Description:

This course explores the procedures, methods, and institutional history of both the Inquisition and the Extirpation (the episcopal campaigns to uproot native ritual practices) in colonial Spanish America. It analyzes the diversity and dynamics of the responses of indigenous peoples, Jews, women, Africans, mestizos, and Spanish men to inquisitorial investigations and punishment. Studies cover inquisitorial efforts in 16thcentury Spain and Italy, the early development of such efforts in Mexico and the Andes, the emergence of Inquisition tribunals in Mexico and Peru after 1571, and various trends in the prosecution of Jews, Protestants, and "illuminated" men and womenin the 17th and 18th centuries.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.bard.edu

Phone Number:

(845) 758-6822

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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