Paternalism, Transgression and Slave Resistance in Brazil

Robson Pedrosa Costa

Published by De Gruyter Oldenbourg 2022

Paternalism, Transgression and Slave Resistance in Brazil

Robson Pedrosa Costa

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110751079

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Tramps, lazy, cheaters. Expressions like these were widely used by several masters in view of the multiple forms of transgressions committed by slaves. This type of (dis) qualification gained an even stronger contour in properties controlled by religious orders, which tried to impose moralizing measures on the enslaved population. In this book, the reader will come across a peculiar form of management, highly centralized and commanded by one of the most important religious corporations in Brazil: the Order of Saint Benedict. The Institutional Paternalism built by this institution throughout the 18th and 19th centuries was able to stimulate, among the enslaved, the yearning for freedom and autonomy, 'prizes' granted only to those who fit the Benedictines' moral expectation, based on obedience, discipline and punishment. The "incorrigible" should be sold while the "meek" would be rewarded. The monks then became large slaveholders, recognized nationally as great managers. However behind this success, they had to learn to deal with the stubborn resistance of those who refused to peacefully surrender their bodies and minds, resulting in negotiations and concessions that caused disturbances, moments of instability and internal disputes.

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Robson Pedrosa Costa, Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	IX
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	XIII
List of Tables Publicly Available Download PDF	XV
Abbreviations Publicly Available Download PDF	XVII
Location of the Benedictine Estates of Pernambuco Publicly Available Download PDF	XIX
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1 Between the “Escape from the World” and the World of Slavery Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	13
2 Humility, Obedience and Slavery Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	42
3 Slave-owning slaves Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	103
4 The Abolitionist Monks Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	153
Sources and Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	189
Glossary Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	205
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(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter Oldenbourg
Audience: Academics in history of slavery, Catholic Church, Brazil, Social History of Work, ethnic-racial relations.
Pages
- Front matter: 12
- Main content: 208
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 2
- Tables: 12
Keywords: History of slavery; Order of Saint Benedict; paternalism; labor history

eBook

Published: October 24, 2022
ISBN: 9783110751079

Hardcover

Published: October 24, 2022
ISBN: 9783110750928