
The New Inquisitions
Heretic-Hunting and the Intellectual Origins of Modern Totalitarianism
Arthur Versluis(Author)
Oxford University Press Inc
Published on 17. August 2006
Book
Hardback
208 pages
978-0-19-530637-8 (ISBN)
Description
The only book of its kind, The New Inquisitions is an exhilirating investigation into the intellectual origins of totalitarianism. Arthur Versluis unveils the connections between heretic hunting in the early and medieval Christianity, and the emergence of totalitarianism in the twentieth century. He shows how 'secular' political thinkers in the nineteenth century inaugurated a tradition of defending the Inquisition, and how Inquisition-style heretic-hunting later manifested across the spectrum of twentieth-century totalitarianism. An exceptionally wide-ranging work, The New Inquisitions begins with early Christianity, and traces heretic-hunting as a phenomenon through the middle ages and right into the twentieth century, showing how the same inquisitional modes of thought recur both on the political Left and on the political Right.
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[A] remarkable survey. * Journal of the Historical Association *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 157 mm
Width: 236 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
451 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-530637-8 (9780195306378)
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The New Inquisitions
Heretic-Hunting and the Intellectual Origins of Modern Totalitarianism
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The New Inquisitions
Heretic-Hunting and the Intellectual Origins of Modern Totalitarianism
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OUP eBook
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Professor of Writing, Rhetoric, and American CultureProfessor of Writing, Rhetoric, and American Culture, Michigan State University