ACUSAÇÕES DE FEITIÇARIA E INSURREIÇÕES ESCRAVAS NO SUDESTE DO IMPÉRIO DO BRASIL

This paper is based upon a study on witchcraft beliefs in the Empire of Brazil. Our research showed that there was no legislation ruling over witchcraft accusations during Imperial times, unlike Colonial and Republican periods. Still, several kinds of contemporary documents helped us to demonstrate...

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Main Author: Luiz Alberto Couceiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal da Bahia - Centro de Estudos Afro-Orientais 2008-01-01
Series:Afro-Ásia
Online Access:http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=77015013005