Catholicism
The slavery system was considered an overly cruel and physically abusive devil in early modern times. The devil represented the slave owners equated to the Carib god Maboya with the Caribs representing the slaves. The slaves had to be beaten when they are not submissive to the master’s demands and wishes. The trope stressed the power and significance of baptism, but critics saw this as a justification of the European region. The Caribbean could not discuss the violence of the system, which, when transferred to Africans, still took a slavery direction. The devil was an abusive master of powerless subjects. Catholicism believed that the devil ruled the entire American population, a belief that was shared by Protestants. America was considered Satan’s continent because it harbored humanity’s powerful enemies due to the slave system.
Early modern Catholics regarded beings that worshipped other people as demons that have been conned by other followers. The devil and his demons often had a strong grip on the unfortunate people that were their subjects. The missionaries were tasked with uncovering the tricks of the demons in a bid to diminish their power. The beatings served to increase the devil’s fear, which made it difficult for the missionaries to convert the population. The French were unsuccessful in proselytizing the population in Atlantic Africa. The European demonology is more pronounced in America compared to Africa. The devil’s beating in Africa was rare and with the devil in Africa termed as a deceiver with devilish rituals and agents. African only served the devil because of the fear instilled in them by the devil’s cruelty to deserters. Africans never worshipped the devil at all, they only feared, and when given a chance, the devil was cast out regularly.