The grand inquisitor, a bishop and the maid: Joan of Arc's nullification trial and the reform of Inquisition

This book traces enlightenment principles concerning the rights of individuals to obey the dictates of their conscience to an unlikely source: Jean Bréhal,a fifteenth-century Dominican friar and Grand Inquisitor of France appointed by Rome to conduct the nullification of Joan of Arc's heresy conviction. JANE MARIE PINZINO holds a Ph.D. in Religious Studies from the University of Pennsylvania, USA and has authored several works on Joan of Arc's nullification trial. She currently teaches in the Religion Department and Humanities Program at University of Puget Sound, USA. INDICE: Introduction - The Nullification Trial and Rehabilitation of Joan of Arc (1450-56) - Bréhal's Recollectio Part I: 'On the Content of the Condemnation Trial' - Bréhal's Recollectio Part II: 'On the Form of the Condemnation Trial' - Conclusions - Epilogue: Would Bréhal Have Done the Same for Joan of Arc Had She Been on the Side of the English?

• ISBN: 978-1-4039-6298-0
• Editorial: Palgrave MacM
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 256
• Fecha Publicación: 24/02/2012
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés