HANS STADEN AND THEREAFTER

Authors

  • Paula Gandara

Abstract

Hans Staden’s book Hans Staden, The True History of His Captivity is responsible for the development and growth of the idea of anthropophagy in Brazil to this day. In this article we will explore its historical and social relations with modern Carnival in Brazil while paying special attention to Mikhail Bakhtin and Roberto da Matta’s theories.

Author Biography

  • Paula Gandara
    Doutora em Letras pela Universidade de Massachusetts, em Amherst (EUA).

Published

2014-04-14

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