Divining slavery and freedom the story of Domingos Sodré, an African priest in nineteenth-century Brazil

Divining slavery and freedom the story of Domingos Sodré, an African priest in nineteenth-century Brazil

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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...

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1. Verfasser: Reis, João José (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Gledhill, Sabrina (ÜbersetzerIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2015
Schriftenreihe:New approaches to the Americas
Schlagworte:
Sodré, Domingos / -1887
Geschichte 1800-1900
Geschichte 1797-1887
Geschichte
Sklaverei
Slaves / Brazil / Bahia (State) / Biography
Freedmen / Brazil / Bahia (State) / Biography
Slavery / Brazil / Bahia (State) / History / 19th century
Blacks / Brazil / Bahia (State) / Social conditions / 19th century
Candomblé (Religion) / Brazil / Bahia (State) / History / 19th century
Brasilien
Bahia (Brazil : State) / Social conditions / 19th century
Biografie
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DE-473
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Zusammenfassung: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
Beschreibung:Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xvii, 357 pages)
ISBN:9781139942133
DOI:10.1017/CBO9781139942133

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