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Unter den Naturvölkern Zentral-Brasiliens

Unter den Naturvölkern Zentral-Brasiliens

Unter den Naturvölkern Zentral-Brasiliens

Reiseschilderung und Ergebnisse der zweiten Schingú-expedition, 1887–1888
Karl von den Steinen
November 2009
Paperback
9781108006866
£48.99
GBP
Paperback

    Karl von den Steinen's classic work, first published in 1894, recounts the second expedition he undertook to the Xingu River in Northeastern Brazil in the years 1887–1888. The book serves both as a travelogue and as a meticulous scientific document. Von den Steinen describes in vivid detail how he and his fellow scientists set out for the city of Cuiabá in the Mato Grosso province and there made significant and lasting discoveries in the areas of geography, cartography, ethnology and anthropology. The expedition visited the villages of nine different tribes and von den Steinen made extensive linguistic observations from which he compiled a small dictionary that forms part of the book. Von den Steinen addresses topics including the physiognomy, sexuality and religious habits of the different tribes, and shows himself to be a keen observer of local customs and traditions.

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    November 2009
    Paperback
    9781108006866
    656 pages
    229 × 152 × 35 mm
    0.86kg
    175 b/w illus. 1 map
    Available

    Table of Contents

    • 1. Reise nach Cuyabá
    • 2. Von Cuyabá zum Independencia - Lager 1
    • 3. Von Cuyabá zum Independencia - Lager 2
    • 4. Erste Begegnung mit den Indianern
    • 5. Bakaïrí-Idylle
    • 6. Gemeinsame Aufbruch und Besuch der drei Bakairidörfer
    • 7. Indepencia–Cuyabá
    • 8
    • 9
    • 10
    • 11
    • 12
    • 13. Wissenschaft und Sage der Bakairi
    • 14. Zur Frage über die Urheimat der Karaiben
    • 15
    • 16. Die Paressí
    • 17. Zu den Bororó
    • 18
    • Anhang.