Le pouvoir inquisitorial et la répression de l’abominable péché de sodomie dans le monde luso-brésilien
Year: 2004
Type: book-chapter
Abstract: After new-Christians, sodomites were the most persecuted group by the Portuguese Holy Office, proportionally more frequently and more heavily punished than other heterodoxies. In this paper, drawing on documents in the Arquivo Nacional da Torre do Tombo (Lisbon), inquisitorial power used to persecute those practicing sodomy will be tackled from three angles: its reflection in social imaginary through myths touching on homosexuality, accusing it of being the cause of divine hatred; pointing to the responsibility of foreigners, above all Moors and Italians for its dissemination in Portugal; the power of supervision by setting up efficient means of denunciation and persecution.
Author: Luiz Mott
Language: French
Subfield: History
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2734464442