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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:
  • 9781107439092
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 370
  • Published:
  • April 20, 2015
  • Dimensions:
  • 155x230x24 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 510 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: June 20, 2024

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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