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The Devil and the Land of the Holy CrossLaura de Mello e Souza

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The Devil and the Land of the Holy Cross

Witchcraft, Slavery, and Popular Religion in Colonial Brazil

by Laura de Mello e Souza · Diane Grosklaus Whitty (trans.)

The English translation of a landmark 1986 study of magic, witchcraft and popular religion in colonial Brazil, based largely on Inquisition records. Mello e Souza shows how European, African and Indigenous beliefs mixed in daily life and discusses mandinga pouches, healers and accusations of diabolism.

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