| Journey Which Father António Gomes Made to the Empire of Manomotapa Contributor(s): Newitt, Malyn (Author) |
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ISBN: 0197266797 ISBN-13: 9780197266793 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $80.75 Product Type: Hardcover Published: March 2021 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Africa - General - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Political Science | Colonialism & Post-colonialism |
| Dewey: 968.03 |
| LCCN: 2021285023 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.1" W x 9.3" (1.20 lbs) 256 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This account of south-central Africa, written in 1648, provides rare detail about the life of the African people of the region and their relations with the Portuguese creole community. As well as the work of the Jesuit mission, Gomes describes African gold mining, politics and social relations (including costume, marriage, medicine, witchcraft, litigation and slavery). His narrative also provides details about the coastal Macua and Portuguese knowledge of Lake Malawi, and he reports conversations with Africans in order to explain aspects of African society that might surprise or shock his fellow Jesuits. The narrative also describes the Maldive Islands and gives information about Madagascar. |