| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 228 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Vita, Beatriz Kimpa, -1706.
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Vita, Beatriz Kimpa, -1706. |
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Anthony, of Padua, Saint, 1195-1231 -- Cult -- Kongo Kingdom.
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Anthony, of Padua, Saint, 1195-1231. |
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Cults. |
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Antoine de Padoue (saint ; 1195?-1231) -- Culte -- Kongo (Royaume) |
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Kimpa Vita, (1685?-1706) |
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Vita, Beatriz Kimpa. |
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Kongo Kingdom -- Politics and government -- 18th century.
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Christian biography -- Kongo Kingdom.
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Christian biography. |
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Christianity and politics -- Kongo Kingdom -- History -- 18th century.
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Christianity and politics. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
18th century |
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Christianity and politics -- Catholic Church -- History -- 18th century.
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Christianity and politics -- Catholic Church. |
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Kongo Kingdom -- Church history -- 18th century.
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| Chronological Term |
1700 - 1799 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Church history.
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History.
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Thornton, John K. (John Kelly), 1949- Kongolese Saint Anthony. Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1998 9780521593700 (DLC) 97046097 (OCoLC)38438708 |
| ISBN |
9781139939294 (electronic book) |
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1139939297 (electronic book) |
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9780511572791 (electronic book) |
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0511572794 (electronic book) |
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0521593700 |
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9780521593700 |
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0521596491 |
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9780521596497 |
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