Ethiopia Minor and a geographical account of the Province of Sierra Leone : (c. 1615)
Source:
Alvares, Manuel, 1526-1583, et al.
Ethiopia Minor and a geographical account of the Province of Sierra Leone : (c. 1615)
[Liverpool, England]: Dept. of History, University of Liverpool, 1990
1 v. (various pagings) ; 21 x 30 cm.
URL to cite for this work: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/AfricaFocus.Alvares01
Contents
Introduction, pp. 1-7 ff.
Contents: Ethiopia Minor, pp. 9-11 ff.
Dedication to the very Reverend Father Claudio Aquaviva, Préposito General of the Society of Jesus
Ethiopia Minor: a geographical description of the Province and Kingdom of the Jalofo Heathon, part I, chapter I: the location and fertility of the land, and the nature and occupations of its inhabitants, pp. [unnumbered]-14 ff.
Chapter 2: The Kingdom of Jagau and the Grand Borçalo: the character of the land and people, pp. [unnumbered]-4 ff.
Chapter 3: The lands peopled by the Mandingas and Sonequei, pp. 1-12 ff.
Chapter 4: The town of Cacheu, a place of treasure, and the condition of its population, pp. 1-8
Chapter 7: Aptitudes of these heathen, and their superstitious rites and ceremonies, pp. 1-14
Chapter 10: The way of life of these heathen and their customs, also a discussion of their superstitions and idolatry, pp. [unnumbered]-3
Chapter 11: The Island of Bissau and the nature and characteristics of its inhabitants, pp. 1-6 ff.
Chapter 13: The Biafar heathen, pp. 1-6 ff.
Chapter 4: The domestic institutions of the heathen, their lifestyle and customs, pp. 1-4
Chapter 6: The idol and oracle of Benle and Togma, and the nature of this superstition, pp. 1-4
Chapter 7: The offerings of these heathen, and the society of Menas, pp. 1-4
Chapter 8: Circumcision and various other ceremonies of the heathen, and their wakes and funeral rites, pp. 1-8 ff.
Chapter 9: The state of the province before the conquest, pp. 1-6
Chapter 10: The origins of the Manes, the fertility of the land, and the character of these heathen, pp. 1-9
Chapter 11: The numbers of the heathen, and their various names and languages, pp. 1-4
Chapter 13: Reasons for the impact of this army of Manes, its marching order and its ceremonial, pp. 1-6
Chapter 15: The campaign of some of the Manes against the Sousos and what happened during it, pp. 1-7
Chapter 16: The arrival of the Manes in East India and how their army was routed, pp. [unnumbered]-2
Chapter 18: The apostle catechises the king and instructs him in the matters of our holy faith
Chapter 21: The origin of the idols and various forms of idolatry, pp. 1-2
Chapter 23: Superstition and the aspects of this false devotion, pp. 1-5
Chapter 24: Maleficium and its forms, and a brief note on the power of evil spirits, pp. 1-6
Chapter 25: The state of Christianity in the Serra, pp. 1-10
Annual report for 1613: for the provincial of the Society of Jesus, pp. [unnumbered]-19
Of the Province of the Sousos: single chapter, pp. 1-8 ff.
Single chapter: of the journey of Father Baltasar Barreira to this pronvince, and particularly to the Kingdom of Bena, pp. [unnumbered]-6
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