African Voices from the Inquisition: The Trial of Crispina Peres of Cacheu, Guinea-Bissau (1646-1668) (Fontes Historiae Africanae, 18)
by Toby Green, Philip J. Havik, F. Ribeiro Da Silva
Edited transcripts of the 1646-1668 Inquisition trial of Crispina Peres in Guinea-Bissau, offering primary evidence on African legal and religious history under Portuguese rule.
About This Book
This volume presents the edited trial records of Crispina Peres, prosecuted by the Portuguese Inquisition in Cacheu, Guinea-Bissau, between 1646 and 1668.
The documents provide primary source material on legal proceedings, religious orthodoxy, and social conditions in seventeenth-century West Africa.
Editors Toby Green, Philip J. Havik, and F. Ribeiro Da Silva supply contextual notes that situate the case within broader Atlantic and African historical frameworks.
The edition forms part of the Fontes Historiae Africanae series and is intended for researchers and students of early modern history and legal studies.
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