Humans and Aquatic Animals in Early Modern America and Africa /

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This book deals with peoples' practices, perceptions, emotions and feelings towards aquatic animals, their ecosystems and nature on the early modern Atlantic coasts by addressing exploitation, use, fear, empathy, otherness, and indifference in the relationships established with aquatic environm...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Brito, Cristina, 1975- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2023
Colección:Environmental humanities in pre-modern cultures.
Temas:
Aquatic animals > Effect of human beings on > Africa > History.
Aquatic animals > Effect of human beings on > America > History.
Faune aquatique > Effets de l'homme sur > Afrique > Histoire.
Faune aquatique > Effets de l'homme sur > Amérique > Histoire.
Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700.
History of science.
HISTORY / Africa / General.
HISTORY / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies)
NATURE / Animals / Fish.
History of the Americas.
History, Art History, and Archaeology
HIS
Early Modern Studies
EARLY MOD
Environment and Sustainability
ENVIR & SUST
Early modern Americas, Marine environmental history, Marine animals studies, Practices and Perceptions, Indigenous Peoples
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Table of contents
  • List of figures
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • 1. The case of Matto, the manatee
  • 2. Cosmogonies, aquatic deities, and water myths of origin
  • 3. Aquatic monsters : From imaginary animals to sharks, caimans, and sea lions
  • 4. Beliefs about and practices in nature : From living creatures to resources and symbols
  • 5. (Early) modern 'naturecultures' : A co-constructed narrative of the world
  • Index

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