Herdeiras da inquisição: uma análise da violência contra a mulher no desenvolvimento do capitalismo

Abstract

The present article tries to make a historical survey of the social and economic conjuncture in the period of transition from feudalism to capitalism, having the sixteenth century as starting point. Witches hunting was an important instrument for legitimizing violence against women, as well as an instrument of counterrevolution, since the heretical movement threatened the new economic order. Therefore, we seek to analyze some concepts such as violence, gender, patriarchy and also the concept of primitive accumulation, so that we can clarify the context of birth and the ties that involve violence against women to the present day. In this survey, we tried to make it clear that the Holy Office Court was not only an initiative of the Catholic Church but a joint work between Church and State.