The Devil’s Beatings

With the possible exception of the Kingdom of Kongo, the history of Christianity in Atlantic Africa in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries has not been examined in depth. We know even less about the development of European religious concepts and perceptions in this part of the world since it is...

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Main Author: Wimmler, Jutta (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2015
In: Journal of religion in Africa
Year: 2015, Volume: 45, Issue: 3/4, Pages: 249-278
Further subjects:B Atlantic World devil West Africa West Central Africa discourse mission
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)

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