'Below the line the Devil Reigns': Death and dissent aboard a VOC Vessel

South African Historical Journal

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 702-730

  Worden, Nigel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Blasphemy; Honour; Masculinity; Mutiny; Ritual; Sailors; Scurvy; Soldiers; Violence; VOC

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950885913     PISSN: 02582473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02582470903500384     Document Type: Article

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