Hans Staden's captive soul: Identity, imperialism, and rumors of cannibalism in sixteenth-century Brazil

Martel, H. E. (2006) Hans Staden's captive soul: Identity, imperialism, and rumors of cannibalism in sixteenth-century Brazil. Journal of World History, 17 (1). pp. 51-69. ISSN 1527-8050

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Abstract

This article examines the ways sixteenth-century reports of cultural cannibalism among the Tupinamba of Brazil were employed strategically by Europeans and Brazilians in the contest for economic, spiritual, and cultural dominance in the Atlantic world. By focusing on the experience of captivity among the Tupinamba by Hans Staden of Germany, this essay also explores the use of the cannibal by one ordinary man, as he negotiated dangerous limitations on identity and free will in the context of Reformation and imperial battles to possess both bodies and souls.

Item Type:	Article
Publisher’s Statement:	© 2006 by University of Hawai‘i Press
ID number or DOI:	10.1353/jwh.2006.0031
Keywords:	Cannibalism; Brazil; sixteenth century; Hans Staden; Reformation; Tupinamba;
Subjects:	F History United States, Canada, Latin America > F1201 Latin America (General)
NAU Depositing Author Academic Status:	Faculty/Staff
Department/Unit:	College of Arts and Letters > History
Date Deposited:	23 Dec 2015 15:40
URI:	http://openknowledge.nau.edu/id/eprint/1017

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