João José Reis

Divining Slavery and Freedom

The Story of Domingos Sodré, an African Priest in Nineteenth-Century Brazil
Übersetzer: Gledhill, H Sabrina

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Produktbeschreibung

This book discusses African religion and its place in a slave society, using the story of Domingos Sodré as its backdrop.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 370
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. April 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 499g
• ISBN-13: 9781107439092
• ISBN-10: 1107439094
• Artikelnr.: 42090679

Autorenporträt

João José Reis is Professor of History at the Universidade Federal da Bahia, Brazil. An award-winning historian and lifetime Honorary Foreign Member of the American Historical Association, he has published extensively on the history of slavery in nineteenth-century Brazil.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
1. Cops and Candomblé in Domingos Sodré's day
2. From an African in Onim to a slave in Bahia
3. Domingos Sodré, diviner
4. Witchcraft and slavery
5. Witchcraft and manumission
6. Meet some friends of Domingos Sodré, 7. Domingos Sodré
Epilogue.