Heretics, Slaves and Witches - as Seen By Guinea Jesuits c. 1610
1988; Brill; Volume: 28; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1163/157006688x00027
ISSN1570-0666
Autores Tópico(s)Global Maritime and Colonial Histories
ResumoHERETICS, SLAVES AND WITCHES - AS SEEN BY GUINEA JESUITS c. 1610 BY P.E.H. HAIR (University of Liverpool) The Jesuit 'Mission to Cape Verde' in the early seventeenth century effectively pursued its evangelical aims on the African mainland only in Sierra Leone, and only through two priests. Of the seventeen Jesuits sent from Portugal to the mission, most died in the Cape Verde Islands, the missionary base, or retreated sick, shortly after arrival; and of the handful who reached the mainland of Guinea, the only priests who survived for long service there were Father Baltasar Barreira who served between 1604
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