Divining Slavery and Freedom The Story of Domingos Sodré, an African Priest in Nineteenth-Century Brazil |
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| Author:
| Reis, João José |
| Translator:
| Gledhill, H. Sabrina |
| Series title: | New Approaches to the Americas Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-107-07977-9 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2015 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $132.95 |
Book Description:
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Domingos Sodré, an African diviner enslaved in Brazil, managed to obtain his freedom and become a slave owner himself. The book uses Sodré's 1862 arrest on suspicion of witchcraft as a catalyst for discussing African religion and its place in Brazil's slave society.
Domingos Sodré, an African diviner enslaved in Brazil, managed to obtain his freedom and become a slave owner himself. The book uses Sodré's 1862 arrest on suspicion of witchcraft as a catalyst for discussing African religion and its place in Brazil's slave society.