Manners and customs of the Indians of Brazil (1584).
Chandeigne| N° d'inventaire | 25700 |
| Format | 12 x 17.5 |
| Détails | 184 p., color illustrations, paperback. |
| Publication | Paris, 2021 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782367322162 |
"Magellane" collection.
Preface by Jerome Thomas.
The Portuguese Jesuit Fernão Cardim, a missionary in Brazilian lands at the end of the 16th century, is a key figure in our understanding of the Brazilian Indians. His life story sometimes reads like an adventure novel.
Cardim was sent to Brazil in 1582 to report on the progress of evangelization. He immediately became familiar with the environment and carefully observed the Brazilian fauna and flora, as well as the customs of the indigenous populations. He compiled his impressions in two texts that reflect the curiosity that this territory arouses in those who discover it. We publish here one of them, On the Origin of the Indians of Brazil and Their Customs, Worship and Ceremonies, which offers a very detailed description of the Indians, particularly the Tupinamba.
These writings had a most incredible fate! Once in Brazil, Cardim left only once, for a mission to Rome. As he was preparing to return to Brazil, he was taken prisoner by an English privateer and held for two years in England between 1601 and 1603. He carried the two texts in his luggage. The privateer sold them immediately. After numerous publications and translations under erroneous names, it was not until 1881 that a Brazilian researcher republished the treatise in Portuguese and attributed it to Cardim without hesitation! This is an extraordinary fate for a text that offers valuable information on indigenous customs and traditions, particularly cannibalistic rites.
This first French edition adds a new stone to the edifice of knowledge about Brazilian societies. It is a rich and precise source that also allows for a better understanding of very contemporary issues, such as the importance of protecting Brazilian peoples and indigenous communities from a deadly government.
"Magellane" collection.
Preface by Jerome Thomas.
The Portuguese Jesuit Fernão Cardim, a missionary in Brazilian lands at the end of the 16th century, is a key figure in our understanding of the Brazilian Indians. His life story sometimes reads like an adventure novel.
Cardim was sent to Brazil in 1582 to report on the progress of evangelization. He immediately became familiar with the environment and carefully observed the Brazilian fauna and flora, as well as the customs of the indigenous populations. He compiled his impressions in two texts that reflect the curiosity that this territory arouses in those who discover it. We publish here one of them, On the Origin of the Indians of Brazil and Their Customs, Worship and Ceremonies, which offers a very detailed description of the Indians, particularly the Tupinamba.
These writings had a most incredible fate! Once in Brazil, Cardim left only once, for a mission to Rome. As he was preparing to return to Brazil, he was taken prisoner by an English privateer and held for two years in England between 1601 and 1603. He carried the two texts in his luggage. The privateer sold them immediately. After numerous publications and translations under erroneous names, it was not until 1881 that a Brazilian researcher republished the treatise in Portuguese and attributed it to Cardim without hesitation! This is an extraordinary fate for a text that offers valuable information on indigenous customs and traditions, particularly cannibalistic rites.
This first French edition adds a new stone to the edifice of knowledge about Brazilian societies. It is a rich and precise source that also allows for a better understanding of very contemporary issues, such as the importance of protecting Brazilian peoples and indigenous communities from a deadly government.