Idol, spell and covenant: Portuguese Inquisition and Central African religiousness in Lisbon in the eighteenth century: the case of Mary of Jesus

The purpose of this article is to discuss an inquisitorial case against the Angolan Maria de Jesus, who was arrested and tried by the Tribunal of the Holy Office for the alleged crime of “pact with the devil” in Lisbon in 1735. For this, we use bibliography classical and contemporary on the subject,...

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Autores: Queiroz, Josinaldo Sousa de, Andrade, Priscila Gusmão de, Nascimento, Rômulo Luiz Xavier do
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:Brasil
Institución:Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP)
Repositorio:Rever (São Paulo. Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/42712
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/rever/article/view/42712
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Inquisição. Angola. Processo.
Inquisition. Angola. Process
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Sumario:The purpose of this article is to discuss an inquisitorial case against the Angolan Maria de Jesus, who was arrested and tried by the Tribunal of the Holy Office for the alleged crime of “pact with the devil” in Lisbon in 1735. For this, we use bibliography classical and contemporary on the subject, in order to understand, from the perspective of the defendant, the reasons that led to such practice and what this represented in Catholic and Central African culture.