Overview

The articles in this volume explore both individual and corporate aspects of religion in Spain during the 15th and 16th centuries - Jewish, Christian and Muslim.

Focus on Conversos and the Inquisition

John Edwards looks in particular at the status, experience, and attitudes of the conversos, those who had converted to Christianity to avoid expulsion from Spain, and at the activities of the Inquisition.

Broader Social and Political Context

In the second part of the book he expands his analysis to examine the social, economic, and political basis of religious conflict in the period.

Geographical Focus

The primary focus of the book is on the cities of Andalucia, Cordoba above all, but its concerns extend to Castile and Aragon as well.