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 |
|---|---|
| Index of Prohibited Books (Spanish Inquisition) canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic Church document
ⓘ
censorship index ⓘ ecclesiastical document ⓘ legal instrument ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory | Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Counter-Reformation
ⓘ
surface form:
Counter‑Reformation
|
| associatedWithInstitution |
Roman Inquisition
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
circulation of books ⓘ intellectual life in early modern Spain ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
inquisitorial tribunals
ⓘ
local censors ⓘ |
| genre |
catalogue
ⓘ
legal list ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatus |
binding on printers and booksellers in Spain
ⓘ
binding on subjects of the Spanish Crown ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early modern period ⓘ |
| includes |
banned authors
ⓘ
banned titles ⓘ rules for expurgation ⓘ |
| language |
Latin
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Catholic orthodoxy
ⓘ
censorship ⓘ heresy ⓘ moral theology ⓘ |
| medium | printed book ⓘ |
| purpose |
to censor intellectual life
ⓘ
to control religious doctrine ⓘ to prevent the spread of heretical ideas ⓘ to protect Catholic faith and morals ⓘ |
| reasonForProhibition |
anti‑clericalism
ⓘ
blasphemy ⓘ doctrinal error ⓘ heresy ⓘ moral danger ⓘ obscenity ⓘ |
| regulates |
book trade
ⓘ
importation of books ⓘ printing ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Index Librorum Prohibitorum ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| usedBy | Spanish Inquisition ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.