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Title:Treatise on Slavery : Selections from De Instauranda Aethiopum Salute
Author:Alonso de Sandoval; Edited & Translated by Nicole von Germeten
ISBN:0872209296 : 9780872209299
Format:Paperback
Size:140x215mm
Pages:206
Weight: .278 Kg.
Published:Hackett Publishing - April 2008
List Price: 11.95 Pounds Sterling
Availability:In Print
Subjects:History of specific groups eg ethnic,gender,social: Slavery & emancipation


In 'De Instauranda Aethiopum Salute' (1627) -- the earliest known study of African slavery in the colonial Americas -- Jesuit priest Alonso de Sandoval described dozens of African ethnicities, their languages and beliefs, and provided an exposé of the abuses of slaves in the Americas. This collection of previously untranslated selections from Sandoval's book is an invaluable resource for understanding the history of the African Diaspora, slavery in colonial Latin America, and the role of Christianity in the formation of Cartagena de Indies. A general introduction and headnotes to each selection provide cultural, historical, and religious context; copious footnotes identify terms and references that may be unfamiliar to modern readers. A map and an index are also provided.