A historical account of how slaves taken from the Mina Coast (modern-day Benin) to Rio de Janeiro in the eighteenth century reconstructed their identities, partly through Catholic lay brotherhoods.
A historical account of how slaves taken from the Mina Coast (modern-day Benin) to Rio de Janeiro in the eighteenth century reconstructed their identities, partly through Catholic lay brotherhoods.
Mariza de Carvalho Soares is Associate Professor of History at the Universidade Federal Fluminense in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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List of Tables ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction 1 Part One 1. From Ethiopia to Guinea 19 2. Commerce with the Mina Coast 40 3. African "Nations" and Provenience Groups Gallery of Illustrations 67 Gallery of Illustrations 101 Part Two 4. Urban Life and Brotherhoods in the City 113 5. Constructing a Religious Norm 146 6. Conflict and Ethnic Identity among Mahi 183 Postscript 223 Appendix 241 Notes 249 Bibliography 293 Index 309
List of Tables ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction 1 Part One 1. From Ethiopia to Guinea 19 2. Commerce with the Mina Coast 40 3. African "Nations" and Provenience Groups Gallery of Illustrations 67 Gallery of Illustrations 101 Part Two 4. Urban Life and Brotherhoods in the City 113 5. Constructing a Religious Norm 146 6. Conflict and Ethnic Identity among Mahi 183 Postscript 223 Appendix 241 Notes 249 Bibliography 293 Index 309
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