Domingos Álvares, African Healing, and the Intellectual History of the Atlantic World

Domingos Álvares, African Healing, and the Intellectual History of the Atlantic World
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Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Total Pages : 322
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ISBN-10 : 9780807834497
ISBN-13 : 0807834491
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Download or read book Domingos Álvares, African Healing, and the Intellectual History of the Atlantic World written by James Hoke Sweet and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Between 1730 and 1750, Domingos Alvares traversed the colonial Atlantic world like few Africans of his time--from Africa to South America to Europe. By tracing the steps of this powerful African healer and vodun priest, James Sweet finds dramatic means fo


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