The Kongolese Saint Anthony - Dona Beatriz Kimpa Vita and the Antonian Movement, 1684-1706 (Hardcover, New)

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.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	May 1998
First published:	1998
Authors:	John Thornton
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	238
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-59370-0
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Historical, political & military Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > African history > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > General Books > History > African history > General Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Biography > Historical, political & military Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > General Books > Christianity
LSN:	0-521-59370-0
Barcode:	9780521593700

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