Black Saints in Early Modern Global Catholicism
Author | : Erin Kathleen Rowe |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 317 |
Release | : 2019-12-12 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781108421218 |
ISBN-13 | : 1108421210 |
Rating | : 4/5 (210 Downloads) |
Download or read book Black Saints in Early Modern Global Catholicism written by Erin Kathleen Rowe and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-12-12 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the untold story of how black saints - and the slaves who venerated them - transformed the early modern church. It speaks to race, the Atlantic slave trade, and global Christianity, and provides new ways of thinking about blackness, holiness, and cultural authority.