Judging Maria de Macedo: A Female Visionary and the Inquisition in Early Modern Portugal
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On February 20, 1665, the Inquisition of Lisbon arrested Maria de Macedo, the wife of a midlevel official of the Portuguese Treasury, after she revealed during a deposition that, since she was ten years old, an enchanted Moor had frequently "taken" her to a magical castle in the legendary land of wonders known as the Hidden Isle. The island paradise was also the home of Sebastian, the former king of Portugal (1557--1578), who had died in battle in Morocco while on crusade in 1578. His body remained undiscovered, however, and many people in seventeenth-century Portugal -- including Maria -- eagerly awaited his return in glory. In Judging Maria de Macedo, Bryan Givens offers a microhistorical examination of Maria's trial before the Inquisition in Lisbon in 1665--1666, providing an intriguing glimpse into Portuguese culture at the time.
ISBN
0807137022^9780807137024
Publication Date
2011
Publisher
LSU Press; 1 edition
Recommended Citation
Givens, Bryan, "Judging Maria de Macedo: A Female Visionary and the Inquisition in Early Modern Portugal" (2011). Faculty Books. 42.
https://digitalcommons.pepperdine.edu/facultybooks/42