Devil and the Land of the Holy Cross Witchcraft, Slavery, and Popular Religion in Colonial Brazil

Name: Devil and the Land of the Holy Cross Witchcraft, Slavery, and Popular Religion in Colonial Brazil
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ISBN: 9780292702363

ISBN-10: 0292702361

ISBN-13: 9780292702363

Edition: 2004

Authors: Laura de Mello e Souza, Diane Grosklaus Whitty, Diane Grosklaus Whitty

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Focusing on sorcery, the author argues that European traditions of witchcraft combined with practices of Indians & African slaves to form a uniquely Brazilian set of beliefs that became central to the lives of the people of the colony.

Book details

List price: $36.95
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Publication date: 2/1/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 374
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 1.452
Language: English

Laura de Mello e Souza is Professor of History at the Universidade de Sï¿½o Paulo.



Preface to the English Edition


Preface to the First Edition


Acknowledgments


Translator' Note



A Wealth of Impieties: The Colony' Lot



The New World between God and the Devil



Popular Religiosity in the Colony



Sorcery, Magical Practices, and Daily Life



Material Survival



The Onset of Conflict



Maintaining Bonds of Affection6



Culture, Imagination, and Everyday Life



Intertwined Discourses



Remarkable Stories: Where Their Roads Led


Conclusion


Sabbats and Calundus


Appendix: Tables


Notes


Glossary


Sources and Bibliography


Index