The Kongolese Saint Anthony: Dona Beatriz Kimpa Vita and the Antonian Movement, 1684-1706 John Thornton

The Kongolese Saint Anthony: Dona Beatriz Kimpa Vita and the Antonian Movement, 1684-1706

Author: John Thornton
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The Kongolese Saint Anthony: Dona Beatriz Kimpa Vita and the Antonian Movement, 1684-1706
Author
John Thornton
ISBN
9780521596497
Dona Beatriz Kimpa Vita was a young Kongolese woman who in 1704 claimed to be possessed by St. Anthony, argued that Jesus was a Kongolese, criticized Italian Capuchin missionaries for not supporting black saints, and attempted to stop the devastating cycle of civil wars between contenders for the Kongolese throne. She was burned at the stake in 1706. Background information is supplied on Kongo, the development of Catholicism there, and the role of local warfare in the Atlantic slave trade.Binding Type: PaperbackAuthor: John ThorntonPublisher: Cambridge University PressPublished: 05/13/1998ISBN: 9780521596497Pages: 238Weight: 0.75lbsSize: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.50d
Dona Beatriz Kimpa Vita was a young Kongolese woman who in 1704 claimed to be possessed by St. Anthony, argued that Jesus was a Kongolese, criticized Italian Capuchin missionaries for not supporting black saints, and attempted to stop the devastating cycle of civil wars between contenders for the Kongolese throne. She was burned at the stake in 1706. Background information is supplied on Kongo, the development of Catholicism there, and the role of local warfare in the Atlantic slave trade.

Binding Type: Paperback
Author: John Thornton
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 05/13/1998
ISBN: 9780521596497
Pages: 238
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.50d
Dona Beatriz Kimpa Vita was a young Kongolese woman who in 1704 claimed to be possessed by St. Anthony, argued that Jesus was a Kongolese, criticized Italian Capuchin missionaries for not supporting black saints, and attempted to stop the devastating cycle of civil wars between contenders for the Kongolese throne. She was burned at the stake in 1706. Background information is supplied on Kongo, the development of Catholicism there, and the role of local warfare in the Atlantic slave trade.

Binding Type: Paperback
Author: John Thornton
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 05/13/1998
ISBN: 9780521596497
Pages: 238
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.50d