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[–] Discoslugs@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Heresy and the hereical movements were generally before the witch hunts.

Although, I dont know all that much about this subject other than what I have read in the book Caliban and the witch by silvia federci https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caliban_and_the_

[–] qyron@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

The Iberian Peninsula was never big on witch hunts.

The Inquisition wasn't that much welcome here (yes, I know who Torquemada was) and, again, when it acted it was more about persecuting heretics, mostly new converts from the resident jewish and moorish populations.

[–] Discoslugs@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Interesting.Thanks for explaining.