Mar 29, 2024  
2014-2015 HillBook (Class of 2018) 
    
2014-2015 HillBook (Class of 2018) [ARCHIVED HILL BOOK]

HIS 349 - The Inquisition: Myth and History

Three Credits
Fall Semester

Explores the myths and history of the Inquisition as a social, political and religious institution in Europe, the Americas, and in Goa, India, from its Medieval inception to its final abolition in the nineteenth century. Students will seek to understand why it was created, how it functioned, the impact it had on the societies that sustained it, and why it was finally abolished.

Considered a European and World History.

Fulfills the Catholic Intellectual Traditions requirement.