Fire & song : the story of Luis de Carvajal and the Mexican Inquisition /
It is 1596 and in Mexico the Inquisition is at its most efficient. A young man trembles in his cell as he prays for salvation, torn between the Christianity he was schooled in and his ancestral faith. What heresies will the Holy Office uncover? Can he protect his mother and sisters? He is Luis de Ca...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Crows Nest, N.S.W. :
Allen & Unwin,
2011.
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| Summary: | It is 1596 and in Mexico the Inquisition is at its most efficient. A young man trembles in his cell as he prays for salvation, torn between the Christianity he was schooled in and his ancestral faith. What heresies will the Holy Office uncover? Can he protect his mother and sisters? He is Luis de Carvajal, whose spirit and ingenuity are tested again and again in his quest for true faith. |
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| Physical Description: | xv, 364 pages : illustrations, facsimiles, genealogical tables, maps, portraits ; 21 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 345-357) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781741147087 (pbk.) 1741147085 (pbk.) |