Slavery and religious conversion in Portugal's Indian empire, 1500-1700
"In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, enslaved Africans and Asians were crucial to expanding the Portuguese Catholic empire. The Crown and Church mandated their conversion, expanding the Christian population and securing anti-Muslim allies. Inquisition records from Goa highlight the comp...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Athens, Ohio
Ohio University Press
[2025]
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| In: | Year: 2025 |
| Series/Journal: | Indian Ocean studies
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Portugal
/ Colonialism
/ India
/ Slavery
/ Holy See (motif)
/ Mission
/ Conversion (Religion)
/ History 1500-1700
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Christianity and other religions (India) (Goa (State))
B Slavery and the church (India) (Goa (State)) History B Slavery (India) (Goa (State)) History B Portuguese (India) (Goa (State)) History B Conversion Catholic Church History |
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| Summary: | "In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, enslaved Africans and Asians were crucial to expanding the Portuguese Catholic empire. The Crown and Church mandated their conversion, expanding the Christian population and securing anti-Muslim allies. Inquisition records from Goa highlight the complex dynamics of conversion, slavery, and imperial ambitions"-- Provided by publisher |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | XII, 228 Seiten, Karten |
| ISBN: | 9780821425947 9780821425930 |
