Forging the Past
| Author | : Katrina Beth Olds |
| Publisher | : Yale University Press |
| Total Pages | : 439 |
| Release | : 2015-01-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780300185225 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0300185227 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (25 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Forging the Past by : Katrina Beth Olds
Download or read book Forging the Past written by Katrina Beth Olds and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2015-01-01 with total page 439 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines how four volumes of invented "truths" about Sp[anish sacred histiory radically transformed the religious landscape in Counter-Reformation Spain. Explores the history, author, and legacy of the Cronicones, alleged to have been unearthed in 1595 and not definitively exposed as forgeries until centuries later.
