Savage Hierarchies: French Catholic Observers of the New World

Thevet visited Brazil in 1555 and d'Evereux in 1613-1614. Their accounts of the Tupinamba Indians reveal European ethnocentricity and help us see the evolution of European perceptions of New World peoples as makers of meaning for themselves.

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Main Author: Whatley, Janet (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 1986
In: The sixteenth century journal
Year: 1986, Volume: 17, Issue: 3, Pages: 319-330
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Summary:Thevet visited Brazil in 1555 and d'Evereux in 1613-1614. Their accounts of the Tupinamba Indians reveal European ethnocentricity and help us see the evolution of European perceptions of New World peoples as makers of meaning for themselves.
ISSN:2326-0726
Contains:Enthalten in: The sixteenth century journal
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.2307/2540324