African Voices on Slavery and the Slave Trade: Volume 2, Essa... - 9780521145299

African Voices on Slavery and the Slave Trade: Volume 2, Essays on Sources and MethodsAuthor(s): Alice Bellagamba, Sandra E. Greene, Martin A. Klein\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9780521145299, 978-0521145299\nSynopsis\nWhat were the experiences of those in Africa who suffered from the practice of slavery, those who found themselves captured and sold from person to person, those who died on the trails, those who were forced to live in fear? And what of those Africans who profited from the slave trade and slavery? What were their perspectives? How do we access any of these experiences and views? This volume explores diverse sources such as oral testimonies, possession rituals, Arabic language sources, European missionary, administrative and court records and African intellectual writings to discover what they can tell us about slavery and the slave trade in Africa. Also discussed are the methodo.