Abolitionism and Slavery in Father Antônio Vieira: An Anachronistic Controversy
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https://doi.org/10.23927/revihgb.v.184.n.493.2023.67Keywords:
Antônio Vieira, Iberian scholasticism, slaveryAbstract
This article analyzes the controversy about slavery produced by commentators in the works of Antônio Vieira. In addition to being a great speaker, the Jesuit was famous for his defense of the American Indians, having even influenced Portugal's legislation on indigenous slavery and was expelled from Maranhão for such opinions. Yet, when it comes to African slavery, Vieira's texts prove to be more conformist. Thus, commentators were divided into classifying the author either as abolitionist, or as a slaver. However, a contextualization of Vieira's ideas within the thoughts of Iberian Scholasticism allows a better understanding of his legacy and may dispense with such labels altogether.
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