Journey which Father António Gomes made to the Empire of Manomotapa by Newitt, Malyn;

Series: Fontes Historiae Africanae; 19;

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Product details:

Publisher The British Academy
Date of Publication 28 January 2021

ISBN 9780197266793
Binding Hardback
No. of pages256 pages
Size 240x161x8 mm
Weight 560 g
Language English
Illustrations 2 maps, 5 figures

Short description:

Gomes's Viagem..., written in 1648, presents in rare detail the relations of the Portuguese creole community with the African population of south-central Africa.

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Long description:

This account of south-central Africa, written in 1648, provides rare detail about the life of the African people of the region and their relations with the Portuguese creole community. As well as the work of the Jesuit mission, Gomes describes African gold mining, politics and social relations (including costume, marriage, medicine, witchcraft, litigation and slavery). His narrative also provides details about the coastal Macua and Portuguese knowledge of Lake Malawi, and he reports conversations with Africans in order to explain aspects of African society that might surprise or shock his fellow Jesuits. The narrative also describes the Maldive Islands and gives information about Madagascar.

As I read it, I could not stop imagining myself using Gomes's text to discuss with my students the strengths and weaknesses of the written document as a historical source, and what, even in the same document, might count as primary and secondary source. In this way, both the independent researcher and the guided student of pre-colonial African history will benefit from this book.