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Who is this book for? Readers interested in philosophical literature and classic fiction.

Topics Critique of authorityPhilosophy of religionReligious persecutionPower dynamicsRedemptionMoral dilemmasReligious symbolismExistentialismTheodicyDivine interventionFaith and BeliefFreedomPowerSurvival
MoodReflective, Mysterious
The Grand Inquisitor is a section from The Brothers Karamazov, which is a literary work by Russian author/philosopher Fyodor Dostoevsky. The central character in this work is a Grand Inquisitor who arrests Jesus. A Grand Inquisitor, or Inquisitor Generalis in German is the individual who leads an Inquisition, just like Spanish Dominican Tomas de Torquemada who was the official in charge of the Spanish Inquisition.

Language

en

Published on

08/09/2006

Pages

48

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9781599869537

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