African voices from the inquisition. Vol. 1, The trial of Crispina Peres of Cacheu, Guinea-Bissau (1646-1668) / edited and translated by Toby Green, Philip Havik and F. Ribeiro da Silva.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Green, Toby, 1974- editor, translator.

Havik, Philip J., editor, translator.

Silva, Filipa Ribeiro da, 1974- editor, translator.

Series:

Fontes historiae Africanae ; 18.

Fontes historiae Africanae = Sources of African history ; 18

Language:

English

Portuguese

Subjects (All):

Peres, Crispina--Trials, litigation, etc.

Peres, Crispina.

Inquisition--Colonies--Portugal--History--Sources.

Inquisition.

Guinea-Bissau--History--Sources.

Guinea-Bissau.

Guinea-Bissau--Social conditions--Sources.

Social conditions.

Portugal.

Inquisition--Portugal--Colonies--History--Sources.

Genre:

History.

Sources.

Trials, litigation, etc.

Physical Description:

lxvii, 241 pages : maps ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Trial of Crispina Peres of Cacheu, Guinea-Bissau (1646-1668)

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Published for the British Academy by Oxford University Press, 2021.

Summary:

"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

"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.

Contents:

Introduction : I: The Inquisition in Context: History and Historiography

II: Cacheu: An Afro-Atlantic Port and Trade Settlement

III: The Crispina Peres Trial

Translation.

Machine generated contents note: Translation.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780197266762

0197266762

OCLC:

1227382573

Publisher Number:

99988431471