A fascinating study of the proceedings of the Valencia and Barcelona tribunals of the Spanish Inquisition, this book covers a period of time over 200 years, and compares the proceedings of the two. It is both a historical record and a comparative study of the two regions' culture and mythology and their effect on the judicial proceedings. Many differences emerge, and the influence of popular belief on the trials is made explicitly clear--with the folk beliefs of the regions of Spain in question determining what charges were considered in the tribunals. Of interest to students of religious history, and popular religion and folk belief. Distributed in North America by The David Brown Book Co. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)