Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix
Note to Readers xi
Introduction 1
First Conversation 23
1 The Inquisitor 25
Part 1 Vita Ante Acta 25
Part 2 Species Facti 55
Second Conversation 100
2 A Convert’s Tale 103
Third Conversation 171
3 Joseph and His Brothers 177
Fourth Conversation 224
4 In the Land of the Dead 231
Afterword 280
List of Illustrations 287
List of Abbreviations 289
Notes 291
Index 323