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Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Online publication date:
August 2011
Print publication year:
2009
First published in:
1894
Online ISBN:
9780511706363
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511706363
Subjects:
Area Studies, Latin American Language and Linguistics, Latin American Studies, History, History of Native American Peoples, English Language and Linguistics: General Interest, Language and Linguistics
Series:
Cambridge Library Collection - Linguistics
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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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