Format:
Online Ressource (viii, 228 p.)
,
ill., maps.
ISBN:
9781139939294
,
1139939297
,
9780511572791
,
0511572794
Content:
Publisher description: This book tells the story of the Christian religious movement led by Dona Beatriz Kimpa Vita in the Kingdom of Kongo from 1704 until her death, by burning at the stake, in 1706. Beatriz, a young woman, claimed to be possessed by St Anthony, argued that Jesus was a Kongolese, and criticized Italian Capuchin missionaries in her country for not supporting black saints. The movement was largely a peace movement, with a following among the common people, attempting to stop the devastating cycle of civil wars between contenders for the Kongolese throne. Thornton supplies background information on the Kingdom, the development of Catholicism in Kongo since 1491, the nature and role of local warfare in the Atlantic slave trade, and contemporary everyday life, as well as sketching the lives of some local personalities
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on print version record. Print version record
Additional Edition:
1139939297
Additional Edition:
0511572794
Additional Edition:
0521593700
Additional Edition:
0521596491
Additional Edition:
9781139939294
Additional Edition:
9780511572791
Additional Edition:
9780521593700
Additional Edition:
9780521596497
Additional Edition:
Print version Kongolese Saint Anthony
Language:
English
Keywords:
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