The True History of his Captivity 1557 : Hans Staden
by
Hans Staden
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
1138867683
ISBN-13
9781138867680
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint
Routledge
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Feb 9th, 2015
Print length
220 Pages
Weight
286 grams
Dimensions
21.70 x 13.80 x 1.60 cms
Product Classification:
Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700Anthropology
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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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