The Story of Rufino: Slavery, Freedom, and Islam in the Black Atlantic

by Flávio dos Santos Gomes, Marcus J.M. Carvalho, João José Reis

Winner of the Casa de las Am rica Prize for Brazilian Literature, The Story of Rufino reconstructs the lively biography of Rufino Jos Maria, set against the historical context of Brazil and Africa in the nineteenth century.

The book tells the story of Rufino or Abuncare, a Yoruba Muslim from the kingdom of Oyo, in present-day Nigeria. Enslaved as an adolescent by a rival ethnic group, he was captured by Brazilian slave traders and taken to...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190224363
• ISBN13: 9780190224363
• Release Date: January 2020
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 324 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.4"