Church, Religion and Society in Early Modern Spain

By: Helen Rawlings

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Paperback | 30 May 2002 | Edition Number 1

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The early modern Spanish Church has long been associated with religious and racial intolerance, the brutality of the Inquisition, the repression of intellectual and spiritual freedom, and the fervour and fanaticism that underpinned Spanish imperialism.

However, behind Spain's identification with orthodoxy, regulation and discipline in religious life, there lay a contrasting image that modern historians have only recently begun to explore. Helen Rawlings argues convincingly that there is now sufficient evidence to point to the survival of multi-cultural influences in Spanish society, the extent of innovative trends in religious scholarship, the vitality of popular religious culture, the failure of aspects of ecclesiastical reform and the shortcomings of Spain's missionary enterprise overseas.

In this invaluable new study, Rawlings evaluates modern approaches to the history of the early modern Spanish Church and examines the results of new research carried out in the field. As well as challenging some of the findings of traditional scholarship, the author assesses and explores the strengths, weaknesses and contradictions inherent in Spain's identification with Catholicism.

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'This is an excellent study of the Spanish Church that draws on primary sources and the most recent secondary material. It is well-written, well-argued, and well-illustrated with good examples.' - Lorraine White, University of Wollongong, Australia 'Clear and concise, well-balanced, and reflects the most recent scholarship.' - Dr A.D. Wright, University of Leeds

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