| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 228 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| 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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
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 fast |
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Vita, Beatriz Kimpa, -1706 fast |
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Antoine de Padoue (saint ; 1195?-1231) -- Culte -- Kongo (Royaume) ram |
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Kimpa Vita, (1685?-1706) ram |
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Vita, Beatriz Kimpa. swd |
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Christian biography -- Kongo Kingdom
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Christianity and politics -- Kongo Kingdom -- History -- 18th century
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Christianity and politics -- Catholic Church -- History -- 18th century
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical.
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HISTORY -- Africa -- Central.
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Christian biography
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Christianity and politics
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Christianity and politics -- Catholic Church
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Cults
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Politics and government
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Religiöse Bewegung
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Rooms-katholicisme.
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Christianisme et politique -- Église catholique -- Kongo (Royaume)
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Geschichte 1684-1706.
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Kongo Kingdom -- Politics and government -- 18th century
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Kongo Kingdom -- Church history -- 18th century
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Africa -- Kongo Kingdom
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Angola
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Kongo (Royaume) -- Histoire religieuse -- 17e siècle.
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Kongo (Royaume) -- Histoire religieuse -- 18e siècle.
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Kongo (Royaume) -- Politique et gouvernement.
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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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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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781139939294 |
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1139939297 |
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9780511572791 |
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0511572794 |
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9781139931762 |
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1139931768 |
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