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The Devil and the Land of the Holy Cross

Witchcraft, Slavery, and Popular Religion in Colonial Brazil
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Description

Originally published in Brazil as "O Diabo e a Terra de Santa Cruz", this translation from the Portuguese analyzes the nature of popular religion and the ways it was transferred to the New World in the 16th and 17th centuries. Using richly detailed transcripts from Inquisition trials, Mello e Souza reconstructs how Iberian, indigenous, and African beliefs fused to create a syncretic and magical religious culture in Brazil. Focusing on sorcery, the author argues that European traditions of witchcraft combined with practices of Indians and African slaves to form a uniquely Brazilian set of beliefs that became central to the lives of the people in the colony. Her work shows how the Inquisition reinforced the view held in Europe (particularly Portugal) that the colony was a purgatory where those who had sinned were exiled, a place where the Devil had a wide range of opportunities. Her focus on the three centuries of the colonial period, the multiple regions in Brazil, and the Indian, African, and Portuguese traditions of magic, witchcraft, and healing, make the book comprehensive in scope.

Author Biography:

Laura de Mello e Souza is Professor of History at the Universidade de São Paulo. Diane Grosklaus Whitty is a freelance translator specializing in Brazilian works.
Release date NZ
February 1st, 2004
Contributor
  • Translated by Diane Grosklaus Whitty
Pages
374
Audience
  • Professional & Vocational
Dimensions
164x228x20
ISBN-13
9780292702363
Product ID
1972243

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