Germano Maifreda: 2 books

The Business of the Roman Inquisition in the Early Modern Era

by Germano Maifreda
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2016

Established in 1542, the Roman Inquisition operated through a network of almost fifty tribunals to combat heretical and heterodox threats within the papal territories. Whilst its theological, institutional and political aspects have been well-studied, until now no sustained work has been undertaken...

From Oikonomia to Political Economy

Constructing Economic Knowledge from the Renaissance to the Scientific Revolution

by Germano Maifreda
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2016

Renaissance Europe witnessed a surge of interest in new scientific ideas and theories. Whilst the study of this 'Scientific Revolution' has dramatically shifted our appreciation of many facets of the early-modern world, remarkably little attention has been paid to its influence upon one key area;...