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Exorcismus der täuflinge unter den Negern [graphic].
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Title
Exorcismus der täuflinge unter den Negern [graphic].
Title
Exorcism of the baptismal candidates among the Negroes
Publisher
[Halle, Germany: s.n]
Publisher
GERMANY. Halle. 1757
Date
[1757]
Physical Description
1 print: engraving; image 15 x 21 cm. (5.75 x 8 in)
Description
Depiction of an exorcism performed on a group of black baptismal candidates under the authority of the Moravian Church. According to the caption underneath the engraving, the figure marked "A" is the pastor who performs the ritual; those marked "B" are the deacons who assist him. The three figures marked "C" are black men who will be exorcised. With their hands folded in prayer, the candidates kneel around the pastor and the two deacons. The pastor and each of his deacons places a hand upon one of the candidates' heads; the two others wait. Behind them, the four figures marked "D" are black women who will be exorcised. Those marked "E" are identified as members of the black parish.
Is part of
Cranz, David, 1723-1777. Kurze, zuverlässige Nachricht von der, unter dem Namen der Böhmisch-Mährischen Brüder bekanten, Kirche Unitas Fratrum. Halle: s.n., 1757.
Notes
Fold-out plate at the back of David Cranz's Kurze, zuverlässige Nachricht von der, unter dem Namen der Böhmisch-Mährischen Brüder bekanten Kirche Unitas Fratrum (Halle: s.n., 1757), plate NIV.
Fels Afro-Americana Image Project, Scenes from Slave Life.
Subject
Exorcism.
Baptism.
Moravians -- Rites and ceremonies.
Blacks -- Missions.
Genre
Engravings -- 1750-1760.
Book illustrations -- 1750-1760.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Books & Other Texts | Rare | Am 1757 Cran 72764.O plate NIV
Accession number
72764.O
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Fels African Americana Image Project
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