The Kongolese Saint Anthony :: Dona Beatriz Kimpa Vita and the Antonian movement, 1684-1706 /

Publisher description: This book tells the story of the Christian religious movement led by Dona Beatriz Kimpa Vita in the Kingdom of Kongo from 1704 until her death, by burning at the stake, in 1706. Beatriz, a young woman, claimed to be possessed by St Anthony, argued that Jesus was a Kongolese, a...

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1. Verfasser: Thornton, John K. (John Kelly), 1949-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1998.
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Zusammenfassung:Publisher description: This book tells the story of the Christian religious movement led by Dona Beatriz Kimpa Vita in the Kingdom of Kongo from 1704 until her death, by burning at the stake, in 1706. Beatriz, a young woman, claimed to be possessed by St Anthony, argued that Jesus was a Kongolese, and criticized Italian Capuchin missionaries in her country for not supporting black saints. The movement was largely a peace movement, with a following among the common people, attempting to stop the devastating cycle of civil wars between contenders for the Kongolese throne. Thornton supplies background information on the Kingdom, the development of Catholicism in Kongo since 1491, the nature and role of local warfare in the Atlantic slave trade, and contemporary everyday life, as well as sketching the lives of some local personalities.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (viii, 228 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781139939294
1139939297
9780511572791
0511572794
9781139931762
1139931768

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