About this title: Dona Beatriz Kimpa Vita was a young Kongolese woman who in 1704 claimed to be possessed by St. Anthony, argued that Jesus was a Kongolese, criticized Italian Capuchin missionaries for not supporting black saints, and attempted to stop the devastating cycle of civil wars between contenders for the Kongolese throne. She was burned at the stake in 1706. Background information is supplied on Kongo, the development of Catholicism there, and the role of local warfare in the Atlantic slave trade.
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Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780521596497ISBN:0521596491
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 236 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780521593700ISBN:0521593700
Description: Fine with no dust jacket. 9780521593700. No defects. Pages are clean and crisp, the binding is tight and square; book appears unread. The subject of this book argued that Jesus was Kongolese and that she herself was possessed by Saint Anthony. She was burned at the stake in 1706, just two years after her Kongolese Christian movement began. 8vo-8" to 9" tall. 228 pages. read more
Edition: 7th printing
Binding: orig. wrappers
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
Date Published: (2005)
Description: Minor rubbing. VG. 23x15cm, viii, 228 pp., PAPERBACK. "Dona Beatriz Kimpa Vita was a young Kongolese woman who in 1704 claimed to be possessed by St. Anthony, argued that Jesus was a Kongolese, criticized Italian Capuchin missionaries for not supporting black saints, and attempted to stop the devastating cycle of civil wars between contenders for the Kongolese throne. She was burned at the stake in 1706. Background information is supplied on Kongo, the development of Catholicism there, and the ... read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13:9780521596497ISBN:0521596491
Description: Good. Book shows minor use. Cover and Binding have minimal wear and the pages have only minimal creases. A tradition of southern quality and service. All books guaranteed at the Atlanta Book Company. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780521596497ISBN:0521596491
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. clean pages book cover show used, fast shipping delivery with confirmation number. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 236 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
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Description: New. The story of Dona Beatriz Kimpa Vita, a young Kongolese woman who claimed to be possessed by St Anthony and attempted to stop the devastating cycle of civil wars between contenders for the Kongolese throne. She was burned at the stake in 1706, only two years after her movement started. read more
Description: New. The story of Dona Beatriz Kimpa Vita, a young Kongolese woman who claimed to be possessed by St Anthony and attempted to stop the devastating cycle of civil wars between contenders for the Kongolese throne. She was burned at the stake in 1706, only two years after her movement started. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13:9780521596497ISBN:0521596491
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: CAMBRIDGE UNIV PR
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780521596497ISBN:0521596491
Description: New. Dona Beatriz Kimpa Vita was a young Kongolese woman who in 1704 claimed to be possessed by St. Anthony, argued that Jesus was a Kongolese, criticized Italian Capuchin missionaries for not supporting black saints, and attempted to stop the devastating... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date Published: 1998-05-13
ISBN-13:9780521596497ISBN:0521596491
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"The subject matter is fascinating, but the execution is lacking. The Kongolese Saint Anthony relates the story of an intriguing, but little known, incident in Kongolese history: the heretical Catholic movement founded by Dona Beatriz Kimpa Vita, a young Kongolese noblewoman who is sort of an African Joan of Arc. She claimed to be possessed by Saint Anthony of Padua and led an uprising against both the secular rulers of Kongo-unpopular because of their constant warmongering-and its religious hierarchy-mostly white Capuchins from Italy. Despite widespread support, Kimpa Vita was captured by orthodox forces and burnt at the stake at the age of 22.
However, though the topic itself was intriguing, Thornton's stylistic and organisational decisions made this a book that I struggled to finish, though it's only about 200 pages long. He disdains oral and anthropological evidence in favour of working from written commentary from European sources. It's a thoroughly Eurocentric approach, compounded by the fact that when those sources "quote" a Kongolese speaker, Thornton changes those indirect speech remarks to direct quotations, often with remarks on tone such as "he said sarcastically." It makes for a dramatic narrative, but it's jarring, makes pretty much everything Thornton writes suspect, and requires us to view everything through a European lense. Interesting introduction to what is a new topic to me, but very flawed."
"Not that great. It is an interesting story but the history is poorly presented and rather jumbled. Not sure if it is worth reading unless you are very interested in this area..."
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