Author: Arthur Griffiths Publisher: Good Press ISBN: Category : History Languages : en Pages : 171
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In this work, great Britain's prison administrator, Arthur Griffiths, claimed that Spain has been slow in the progress of prison reform. He separated fact from fiction, explaining in simple terms the country's nearly hesitant progress towards a modern penal system.
Author: Arthur Griffiths Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN: 9781533427885 Category : Languages : en Pages : 180
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Excerpt from the Introduction: "A considerable portion of this volume is devoted to the Spanish Inquisition, which was, for three centuries, the most important force in Spain. Thousands were condemned by its tribunals, and its prisons and punishments make up a large part of the penal history of that country. Much exaggeration has crept into the popular accounts, but the simple truth must cause a shudder, when read to-day. The institution was created to deal with heresy, that is, with a departure from the accepted canons. The idea that there can be unity in diversity was not understood. The spiritual and the temporal powers were closely related, and bishop and king, pope and emperor, all believed that uniformity was necessary. Hence, heresy was everywhere treated as high treason not only to the Church but to the State as well. The Spanish Inquisition was a state affair as well as an ecclesiastical court. We shall see that the jurisdiction of the Inquisition was not confined to the suppression of heresy. Many crimes which to-day are purely state concerns, were then punished by it, including bigamy, blasphemy, perjury, unnatural crimes, and witchcraft. The Spanish Inquisition deserves credit for discouraging persecution of the last named offence, and thereby saved the lives of thousands, who, in any other state would have been executed."
Author: Arthur Griffiths
Author: Arthur Griffiths
Author: Arthur Griffiths
Author: Arthur George Frederick Griffiths
Author: Arthur Griffiths
Author: Arthur Griffiths
Author: Spanish Atrocities Committee
Author: Inquisition Tribunal of
Author: Detroit Public Library
Author: Cecil Roth