“Sweet Masters”: The Order of Saint Benedict and the “Good Treatment” of Slaves, Brazil, Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries
Objective/Context: This article aims to discuss the idea of “good treatment” given to slaves, as well as the concept of benevolence and paternalism in rural Brazilian properties, by using data on the Benedictine Congregation of Brazil, as it was the richest and most influential religious order in th...
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| Language: | Spanish |
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Universidad de los Andes
2021-07-01
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| Series: | Historia Crítica |
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| Online Access: | https://revistas.uniandes.edu.co/doi/full/10.7440/histcrit81.2021.02 |