Hans Staden's True History : An Account of Cannibal Captivity in Brazil /

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In 1550 the German adventurer Hans Staden was serving as a gunner in a Portuguese fort on the Brazilian coast. While out hunting, he was captured by the Tupinambá, an indigenous people who had a reputation for engaging in ritual cannibalism and who, as allies of the French, were hostile to the Portu...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Staden, Hans (Autor, Contribuidor)
Otros Autores: Fair, Jo Ellen (Editor ), Harbsmeier, Michael (Contribuidor), Whitehead, Neil L. (Contribuidor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Durham : Duke University Press, [2008]
Colección:The Cultures and Practice of Violence : 37
Temas:
Indians of South America > Brazil > Early works to 1800.
Tupinamba Indians > Early works to 1800.
Voyages and travels > Early works to 1800.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • The True History and Description of a Country Populated by a Wild, Naked, and Savage Man-munching People, situated in the New World, America
  • Appendix
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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