The Devil and the land of the holy cross
Subtitle: witchcraft, slavery, and popular religion in colonial Brazil
By: Laura de Mello e Souza ; translated from the Portuguese by Diane Grosklaus Whitty.
Edition: 1st University of Texas Press ed.
Series: LLILAS Translations from Latin America series
Publisher: University of Texas Press; Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Austin
Language: eng
Number of pages: 350
Subjects: Witchcraft -- Brazil -- History -- 16th century; Witchcraft -- Brazil -- History -- 17th century; Witchcraft -- Brazil -- History -- 18th century; Brazil -- Religious life and customs
Work titles: Diabo e a Terra de Santa Cruz.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [320]-330) and index.