'The Broadway Travellers contains few more exciting stories than that of Staden.' Sunday Times'The present translation of his adventures among the Brazilian cannibals, with which the gruesome original woodcuts are included, now make Staden's story available to a larger public...'New StatesmanThe first part of the book is a straightforward account of the author's personal experiences. The second part is a detailed treatise on the customs of the Tupinambá, their polity, trade, religion, manufactures and warlike undertakings, and of the flora and fauna of the country. In-depth information is given on rites and ceremonies (those on cannibalism are not for the faint-hearted reader), government and laws and religious observances. Facsimiles of woodcuts.
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The first part of the book is a straightforward account of the author's personal experiences. The second part is a detailed treatise on the customs of the Tupinambá, their polity, trade, religion, manufactures and warlike undertakings.
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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS, INTRODUCTION, NOTE TO INTRODUCTION, HANS STADEN’S INTRODUCTION, DR. DRYANDER’S INTRODUCTION, THE CONTENTS OF THIS BOOK, PART ONE, PART TWO, NOTES, INDEX
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781138867680
Publisert
2015-02-09
Utgiver
Vendor
Routledge
Vekt
317 gr
Høyde
216 mm
Bredde
138 mm
Aldersnivå
U, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
220
Forfatter
Oversetter