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1 online resource (civ, 206 pages) |
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The cultures and practice of violence |
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Cultures and practice of violence series.
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| Contents |
Introduction -- Of the two sea voyages, which Hans Staden undertook in nine and a half years. The first expedition to the New World, America, left from Portugal; the second left from Spain -- How Hans Staden served as an arquebusier in the country of the savage people called the Toppinikin, who are subject to the King of Portugal, fighting against the enemy. How he was finally captured and carried off by the enemy, and was under constant threat of being killed and devoured by them for nine and a half months -- Furthermore, how God after this year among the savages delivered this captive in merciful and wonderful manner, and how he returned home to his beloved fatherland |
| Summary |
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 Portuguese. Staden's True History, first published in Germany in 1557, tells the story of his nine months among the Tupi Indians. It is a dramatic first-person account of his capture, captivity, and eventual escape. Staden's narrative is a foundational text in the history and European "dis |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Translated from the German |
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Indians of South America -- Brazil -- Early works to 1800
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Tupinamba Indians -- Early works to 1800
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Voyages and travels -- Early works to 1800
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Customs & Traditions.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
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Indians of South America
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Travel
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Tupinamba Indians
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Voyages and travels
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Erlebnisbericht
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Autobiografische Literatur
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Kannibalismus
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Kulturkontakt
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Regions & Countries - Americas.
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History & Archaeology.
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Latin America.
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Brazil -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800
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Brazil
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Brasilien
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Amerika
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Brasilien -- Reisen und Expeditionen -- Geschichte 16. Jh -- Text.
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Tupí.
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Early works
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Reisebericht 1548-1555.
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Whitehead, Neil L
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Harbsmeier, Michael, 1951-
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| ISBN |
9780822389293 |
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0822389290 |
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