Excerpt from Oronooko (58)
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Title
Excerpt from Oronooko (58)
Subject
A description of the native Surinamese population that is enslaved.
Description
An excerpt from Oronooko on the "simplicity" and impressionability of the natives.
Creator
Aphra Behn
Date
1688
Language
English
Type
Book
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Text
I soon perceived, by an admiration that is natural to these people, and by the extreme ignorance and simplicity of them, it were not difficult to establish any unknown or extravagant religion among them, and to impose any notions or fictions upon them.
Original Format
Paper book
Citation
Aphra Behn, “Excerpt from Oronooko (58),” Enlightenmens, accessed March 21, 2023, http://enlightenmens.lmc.gatech.edu/items/show/528.