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Soares, Mariza de Carvalho.

People of Faith Slavery and African Catholics in Eighteenth-Century Rio de Janeiro / [Recurso electrónico] : Mariza de Carvalho Soares ; translated by Jerry D. Metz. - Durham, NC : Duke University Press, 2011. - 1 online resource (xiii, 321 p. :) ill. ; - Latin America in translation/en traducción/em tradução . - Latin America in translation/en traducción/em tradução. Book collections on Project MUSE. .

Translated from the Portuguese. Originally published as: Devotos da cor : identidade etnica, religiosidade e escravidão no Rio de Janeiro, seculo XVIII (Rio de Janeiro : Civilização Brasileira, 2000).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

From Ethiopia to Guinea -- Commerce with the Mina coast -- African "nations" and provenience groups -- Urban life and brotherhoods in the city -- Constructing a religious norm -- Conflict and ethnic identity among Mahi.

Libro Electrónico

ISBN: 9780822394303

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Subjects--Topical Terms:
Slaves--Religious life--Brazil--Rio de Janeiro.
Africans--Religious life--Brazil--Rio de Janeiro.
Africans--Ethnic identity.--Brazil--Rio de Janeiro
Slavery--History--Brazil--Rio de Janeiro--18th century.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: HT1129.R53 / S6313 2011

Dewey Class. No.: 306.3/62098153