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Tramps, lazy, cheaters. Expressions like these were widely used by
several masters in view of the multiple forms of transgressions
committed by slaves. This type of (dis) qualification gained an
even stronger contour in properties controlled by religious orders,
which tried to impose moralizing measures on the enslaved
population. In this book, the reader will come across a peculiar
form of management, highly centralized and commanded by one of the
most important religious corporations in Brazil: the Order of Saint
Benedict. The Institutional Paternalism built by this institution
throughout the 18th and 19th centuries was able to stimulate, among
the enslaved, the yearning for freedom and autonomy, 'prizes'
granted only to those who fit the Benedictines' moral expectation,
based on obedience, discipline and punishment. The "incorrigible"
should be sold while the "meek" would be rewarded. The monks then
became large slaveholders, recognized nationally as great managers.
However behind this success, they had to learn to deal with the
stubborn resistance of those who refused to peacefully surrender
their bodies and minds, resulting in negotiations and concessions
that caused disturbances, moments of instability and internal
disputes.
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