Domingos Álvares, African Healing, and the Intellectual History of the Atlantic World
Examines the experiences of an African healer and the transmission of African medical knowledge across the Atlantic world in the early modern era.
About This Book
This book explores the life and work of Domingos Álvares, an African healer whose experiences illuminate broader patterns of knowledge exchange across the Atlantic.
It situates African healing practices within the intellectual currents of the early modern Atlantic world.
The narrative draws on archival sources to trace how African expertise intersected with European and American societies.
Readers gain insight into the circulation of medical and spiritual knowledge during a period of intense cultural interaction.
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