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SANTOS (Eduardo dos). RELIGIÕES de Angola. Lisboa. 1969. - SANTOS (Eduardo dos) RELIGIÕES de Angola . Lisboa: Junta de Investigações do Ultramar, 1969. 536, [2] pp.; 240 mm. A comprehensive study of religions in Angola. According to the introduction, it seeks to provide a panoramic view of the various religions in what was then an overseas province, focusing primarily on their history and evolution, while also providing a concise overview. The work is divided into four main parts. The first deals with Catholicism, from the Kingdom of Kongo and the first Portuguese contacts to the missionary and diocesan organization of the 20th century. The second focuses on Protestantism, with Baptist, Methodist, Philafrican, and Adventist missions and the Watchtower. The third studies the archaic religions of the Angolan peoples: theistic and deistic beliefs, morality, ancestry, totemism, mythology, superstition, and magic. The fourth analyzes syncretic movements, including Kimbanguism, Tocoism, Lassism, and Amicalism, followed by a final chapter on the Baha'i Faith. It concludes with a bibliography. A reference work for the study of the religious and missionary history of Angola. ⚑ Auto-translated via Google Translate