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Documentary evidence in early modern Portugal and overseas : a window to literacy practices
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Court files have provided a great revolution in the way we
consider written culture in Modernity. Significantly, many testimonies
brought into the light of our days are undeniable evidence of literacy
among segments of the population traditionally placed in the shadows
(Lyons 2010). The handwritten productions that we can find in civil,
ecclesiastic and inquisitorial cases allow us to reconstruct more than
just communication mechanisms outside the law. In fact, their search,
seizure, handling and archiving are essential for understanding their use
as documentary evidence. Moreover, such writings also provide personal
perceptions about human relations, the everyday life and the impact
of certain historical events. It is my purpose to discuss at what level
personal informal manuscripts could be used as incriminatory evidence,
the several roles they played even beyond the legal disputes, and how
the modern researcher can explore this sources to study the literacy
competence in the early modern Portuguese empire.
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Criminal justice Writings Evidence Literacy Portuguese empire
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LEITÃO, Ana Rita - Documentary evidence in early modern Portugal and overseas: a window to literacy practices. In EDLUND, Ann-Catrine, ed. lit.; ASHPLANT, Anna Kuismin, ed. lit. - Reading and writing from below: exploring the margins of modernity. 2016. ISBN 978-91-88466-88-4. p. 251-268.