Terror of History: Mystics, Heretics, and Witches in the Western Tradition

The Birth of the Inquisition (1x11)

Air date: Jan 01, 2002

An analysis of the meaning of the Inquisition in medieval culture, and the historiographical debate on whether inquisitorial practices marked a significant shift in the treatment of heretics, Jews, women, and lepers. The lecture concludes with a brief examination of the heresy of the Free Spirit.