Western Culture and the Inquisition__Global Culture Series

Author: Dong Jinquan
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Publish Date: 2004-05-01
Features: In the process of Western cultural development, the rise and fall of the Inquisition is a history of the struggle between civilization and barbarism. The Inquisition is undoubtedly one of the mostbaseandhideousscenes in human history. This accursed institution, symbolizing disaster and terror, has had an immeasurablenegativeimpact on the fate of people in Western countries, as well as on their spiritual life and the development of science and culture. Therefore, understanding the Inquisition, which defended thedivineculture of "God," is an indispensable aspect of understanding Western culture and even world culture.