Index of Prohibited Books (Spanish Inquisition)
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The Index of Prohibited Books of the Spanish Inquisition was an official catalog of writings banned for reasons of heresy or moral danger, used to control religious doctrine and censor intellectual life in early modern Spain.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Index of Prohibited Books (Spanish Inquisition) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Index of Prohibited Books (Spanish Inquisition) Context triple: [Fernando de Valdés, notableWork, Index of Prohibited Books (Spanish Inquisition)]
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Spanish Inquisition
The Spanish Inquisition was a powerful Catholic institution established in late 15th-century Spain to enforce religious orthodoxy, often through persecution, trials, and expulsions of Jews, Muslims, and other perceived heretics.
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Portuguese Inquisition
The Portuguese Inquisition was a powerful religious tribunal established in Portugal in the 16th century that persecuted Jews, conversos, and other alleged heretics under the authority of the Catholic Church and the Portuguese crown.
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C.
Otras inquisiciones
Otras inquisiciones is a 1952 collection of essays by Jorge Luis Borges that explores metaphysics, literature, and philosophy through erudite, imaginative criticism.
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Inquisition
The Inquisition was a powerful ecclesiastical tribunal system of the Catholic Church and allied monarchies, created to identify, try, and punish heresy and enforce religious orthodoxy.
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E.
Manual dos Inquisidores
Manual dos Inquisidores is a complex, introspective novel by Portuguese writer António Lobo Antunes that explores themes of memory, guilt, and the lingering shadows of dictatorship in Portugal.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Index of Prohibited Books (Spanish Inquisition) Target entity description: The Index of Prohibited Books of the Spanish Inquisition was an official catalog of writings banned for reasons of heresy or moral danger, used to control religious doctrine and censor intellectual life in early modern Spain.
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A.
Spanish Inquisition
The Spanish Inquisition was a powerful Catholic institution established in late 15th-century Spain to enforce religious orthodoxy, often through persecution, trials, and expulsions of Jews, Muslims, and other perceived heretics.
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B.
Portuguese Inquisition
The Portuguese Inquisition was a powerful religious tribunal established in Portugal in the 16th century that persecuted Jews, conversos, and other alleged heretics under the authority of the Catholic Church and the Portuguese crown.
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C.
Otras inquisiciones
Otras inquisiciones is a 1952 collection of essays by Jorge Luis Borges that explores metaphysics, literature, and philosophy through erudite, imaginative criticism.
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D.
Inquisition
The Inquisition was a powerful ecclesiastical tribunal system of the Catholic Church and allied monarchies, created to identify, try, and punish heresy and enforce religious orthodoxy.
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E.
Manual dos Inquisidores
Manual dos Inquisidores is a complex, introspective novel by Portuguese writer António Lobo Antunes that explores themes of memory, guilt, and the lingering shadows of dictatorship in Portugal.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic Church document
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censorship index ⓘ ecclesiastical document ⓘ legal instrument ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory | Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Counter-Reformation
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surface form:
Counter‑Reformation
|
| associatedWithInstitution |
Roman Inquisition
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Spanish monarchy ⓘ |
| authority |
Spanish monarchy
ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish Crown
Supreme Council of the Inquisition ⓘ
surface form:
Supreme Council of the Spanish Inquisition
|
| basedOn |
Catholic doctrine
ⓘ
canons of the Council of Trent ⓘ
surface form:
decrees of the Council of Trent
|
| countryOfUse | Spain ⓘ |
| effectOn |
academic freedom
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circulation of books ⓘ intellectual life in early modern Spain ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
inquisitorial tribunals
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local censors ⓘ |
| genre |
catalogue
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legal list ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatus |
binding on printers and booksellers in Spain
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binding on subjects of the Spanish Crown ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early modern period ⓘ |
| includes |
banned authors
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banned titles ⓘ rules for expurgation ⓘ |
| language |
Latin
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Spanish ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Catholic orthodoxy
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censorship ⓘ heresy ⓘ moral theology ⓘ |
| medium | printed book ⓘ |
| purpose |
to censor intellectual life
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to control religious doctrine ⓘ to prevent the spread of heretical ideas ⓘ to protect Catholic faith and morals ⓘ |
| reasonForProhibition |
anti‑clericalism
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blasphemy ⓘ doctrinal error ⓘ heresy ⓘ moral danger ⓘ obscenity ⓘ |
| regulates |
book trade
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importation of books ⓘ printing ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Index Librorum Prohibitorum ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| usedBy | Spanish Inquisition ⓘ |
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Subject: Index of Prohibited Books (Spanish Inquisition) Description of subject: The Index of Prohibited Books of the Spanish Inquisition was an official catalog of writings banned for reasons of heresy or moral danger, used to control religious doctrine and censor intellectual life in early modern Spain.
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