It is the first time that a trial of the Goa Inquisition has been made available in English. The edition in English had to be rendered comprehensible, which meant introducing punctuations which were otherwise absent in the original Portuguese edition. It was quite an arduous undertaking, but it is the first time that a trial of the Goa Inquisition has been made available in English. Catharina was accused by the Goa Inquisition in 1569 of allegedly practicing Jewish rites, for which she was burnt at the stake, a punishment carried out on rare occasions in Goa. Thus, the exceptional nature of the case and the archival document makes this book, a very important contribution to the subject of the Goa Inquisition.

Source: The Herald July 23, 2024 20:02 UTC