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 Sodre, an African-born priest who was enslaved in Bahia, Brazil in the nineteenth century. After obtaining his freedom, Sodre 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.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13
9781107079779
eBay Product ID (ePID)
213570540
Product Key Features
Author
Joao Jose Reis
Publication Name
Divining Slavery and Freedom: The Story of Domingos Sodre, an African Priest in Nineteenth-Century Brazil
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
History
Publication Year
2015
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
352 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
235mm
Item Width
158mm
Item Weight
640g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Joao Jose Reis
Series Title
New Approaches to the Americas
Topic
Religious History
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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