Publication

2021 - Oxford University Press

Language

English

Word Count

60,250 words, Guess

Page Count

241 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-139780197266762
  • ISBN-100197266762
  • OCLC Control Number1227382573
  • Better World Books9780197266762
  • Open LibraryOL34703192M

Classifications

  • LCCDT613.65
  • LCCBX1733.G85 A37 2021

Description

"This book contains some of the richest written material in existence for precolonial West Africa with unique insights into daily life in an Afro-Atlantic coastal trade settlement. Presenting the complete translated and annotated text of the Inquisition trial of Crispina Peres, an African woman born in the Guinea-Bissau region, of a Portuguese father and an African mother, it documents the Portuguese Inquisition's religious persecution of Africans on African soil. Set in a slave port in 17th century West Africa, the trial focuses on the worldview of an African woman accused of engaging in African rites and witchcraft, who is imprisoned and brought before Inquisitioners in Lisbon. It highlights her resourcefulness, resilience and spirited defence of her innocence, providing precious details on her life, household, work, health and social and commercial networks in this understudied African region." -- Provided by published.

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