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Divining Slavery and Freedom

- The Story of Domingos Sodre, an African Priest in Nineteenth-Century Brazil

About Divining Slavery and Freedom

Domingos Sodre, an African diviner enslaved in Brazil, managed to obtain his freedom and become a slave owner himself. The book uses Sodre's 1862 arrest on suspicion of witchcraft as a catalyst for discussing African religion and its place in Brazil's slave society.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9781107079779
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 352
  • Published:
  • April 19, 2015
  • Dimensions:
  • 158x235x25 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 640 g.
Delivery: 2-3 weeks
Expected delivery: January 11, 2025
Extended return policy to January 30, 2025
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Description of Divining Slavery and Freedom

Domingos Sodre, an African diviner enslaved in Brazil, managed to obtain his freedom and become a slave owner himself. The book uses Sodre's 1862 arrest on suspicion of witchcraft as a catalyst for discussing African religion and its place in Brazil's slave society.

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