Unveiling non-elite female knowledge: accusations of witchcraft and social networks in seventeenth-century Lisbon.

In this article, aims to examined the acquisition and dissemination of magical knowledge among non-elite women in urban Lisbon through the analysis of denunciations, testimonies, and statements from the 1637 trial of Maria de Ortega by the court of the Inquisition. I argue that this knowledge was pr...

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Published in:	Women's History Review Vol. 35; no. 5; pp. 824 - 840
Main Author:	Muñoz, Mariana Meneses
Format:	Article
Published:	Taylor & Francis Ltd Sep2026
Subjects:	Witchcraft Social networks Public spaces Social dynamics Lisbon (Portugal)
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