The Inquisition : the hammer of heresy / by Edward Burman.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-248) and index

pt. 1. The medieval Inquisition -- ch. 1. Genesis -- ch. 2. Foundation -- ch. 3. Manuals and inquisitors -- ch. 4. Trial and sentence -- ch. 5. The medieval Inquisition in Italy -- ch. 6. The medieval Inquisition in France -- pt. 2. The decline of heresy and the institutionalization of witchcraft -- ch. 7. The decline of the medieval Inquisition -- ch. 8. Heresy, sorcery and witchcraft -- pt. 3. Spain and the rebirth of the Inquisition -- ch. 9. The foundation of the Spanish Inquisition : 1478 -- ch. 10. Reform and the Roman Inquisition -- ch. 11. The witch craze and the Inquisition -- ch. 12. The Apotheosis and decline of the Spanish Inquisition : 1558-1834 -- ch. 13. Inquisition and index in the twentieth century -- ch. 14. Conclusion : some effects and influences of the Inquisition