UID:
almahu_9947413981302882
Umfang:
1 online resource (xvii, 357 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
9781139942133 (ebook)
Serie:
New approaches to the Americas
Originaltitel:
Domingos Sodré, um sacerdote africano.
Inhalt:
Since its original publication in Portuguese in 2008, this first English translation of Divining Slavery has been extensively revised and updated, complete with new primary sources and a new bibliography. It tells the story of Domingos Sodré, an African-born priest who was enslaved in Bahia, Brazil in the nineteenth century. After obtaining his freedom, Sodré became a slave owner himself, and in 1862 was arrested on suspicion of receiving stolen goods from slaves in exchange for supposed 'witchcraft'. Using this incident as a catalyst, the book discusses African religion and its place in a slave society, analyzing its double role as a refuge for blacks as well as a bridge between classes and ethnic groups (such as whites who attended African rituals and sought help from African diviners and medicine men). Ultimately, Divining Slavery explores the fluidity and relativity of conditions such as slavery and freedom, African and local religions, personal and collective experience and identities in the lives of Africans in the Brazilian diaspora.
Anmerkung:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
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Cops and Candomble in Domingos Sodre's Day --
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From an African in Onim to a Slave in Bahia --
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Domingos Sodre, Diviner --
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Witchcraft and Slavery --
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Witchcraft and Manumission --
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Meet Some Friends of Domingos Sodre --
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Domingos Sodre, Ladino Man of Means.
Weitere Ausg.:
Print version: ISBN 9781107079779
Sprache:
Englisch
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139942133
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