Acknowledgments
This book was edited as part of two research projects: Public Rituals in the Portuguese Empire (1498–1822), coordinated by Ângela Barreto Xavier (http://rituals.ics.ulisboa.pt/), Legal Pluralism in Portuguese Empire, coordinated by Cristina Nogueira da Silva (https://pluralismojuridiconoimperio.fd.unl.pt/), both funded by FCT-Fundação para a Ciência Tecnologia (Portugal).
Brad Safarik (Université catholique de l’Ouest à Angers) did the English translation or revision of the Prologue, the Introduction, as well as of chapters 1, 3, 7, 8, 9, 12, 14. These translations or revisions were funded by “Les Afriques dans le Monde” Research Center (CNRS/Sciences Po Bordeaux), Cedis (Centro de Investigação em Direito e Sociedade da Nova School of Law funded by the FCT-Fundação para a Ciência Tecnologia (Portugal) and ICS-Instituto de Ciências Sociais da Universidade de Lisboa, funded by the FCT-Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia.
Sabrina Gledhill translated Chapter 9.
Maria Zaira Miranda did a final English revision of all texts of non-native English speakers (Prologue, Introduction, chapters 1, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14). This work was funded by the project Public Rituals in the Portuguese Empire (1498–1822), PTDC/HAR-HIS/28364/2017, coordinated by Ângela Barreto Xavier and funded by FCT-Fundação para a Ciência Tecnologia (Portugal).