People of Faith: Slavery and African Catholics in Eighteenth-Century Rio de Janeiro

Contents

contents ix List of Tables xi Acknowledgments 1 Introduction part one 19 | 1 From Ethiopia to Guinea 40 | 2 Commerce with the Mina Coast 67 | 3 African ‘‘Nations’’ and Provenience Groups 101 Gallery of Illustrations part two 113 | 4 Urban Life and Brotherhoods in the City 146 | 5 Constructing a Religious Norm 183 | 6 Conflict and Ethnic Identity among Mahi 223 Postscript 241 Appendix 249 Notes 293 Bibliography 309 Index ...