Eating Love Magic: Another case for Locating Female 'Visibility' in 18th-Century Malta?
This study explores the different meanings associated with the discourse presented by men and women as recorded in the criminal proceedings of the Archives of the Inquisition in Malta. It will focus mainly on love-magic cases and the use of food as odicum to understand better the uncanny power ascri...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Heritage Malta
2017
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| In: |
The Roman Inquisition in Malta and elsewhere
Year: 2017, Pages: 134-145 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Malta
/ Inquisition
/ Woman
/ Witchcraft
/ Love magic
/ Meal
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| IxTheo Classification: | SA Church law; state-church law SB Catholic Church law |
| Summary: | This study explores the different meanings associated with the discourse presented by men and women as recorded in the criminal proceedings of the Archives of the Inquisition in Malta. It will focus mainly on love-magic cases and the use of food as odicum to understand better the uncanny power ascribed to women. The main aim here is to explore the different facets of what it meant for women to force their men to 'eat' whichcraft. |
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| ISBN: | 9993257397 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Roman Inquisition in Malta and Elsewhere (Conference), The Roman Inquisition in Malta and elsewhere
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