The True History of his Captivity 1557 : Hans Staden
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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
041534476X
ISBN-13
9780415344760
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint
Routledge
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Oct 21st, 2004
Print length
218 Pages
Weight
390 grams
Product Classification:
Biography: historical, political & militaryGeographical discovery & exploration
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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.
''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 Statesman
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, 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.
''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 Statesman
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, 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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