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... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > global studies > global governance and world order > global religion > events and historical topics in global religion > inquisition
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inquisition  

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  • The term Inquisition refers to a development in European Christianity (particularly in the Middle Ages) during which both secular authorities and members of the Roman Catholic hierarchy cooperated to suppress heresy and punish heretics. The Inquisition developed within the context of the various cultures with which Christianity came into contact as it spread throughout the western part of the Roman Empire. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Religion; Inquisition]

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