O apadrinhamento de africanos em Minas colonial: o (re)encontro na América (Mariana, 1715-1750)

The present article re-examines the entrenched idea that the baptism of adult Africans slaves in the Americas was a mere formality that did not generate significant bonds between the parties involved. Analyzing godparent-godchild relationships in an important mining center of the Captaincy of Minas...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Moacir Rodrigo de Castro Maia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal da Bahia - Centro de Estudos Afro-Orientais 2007-01-01
Series:Afro-Ásia
Online Access:http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=77011144002