Gli inuit del labrador nelle fonti documentarie dei secoli XVI - XVII - XVIII

This article focuses on the subject of the merveilleux, having as backdrop the North Pole, the Nordic world, the"empire of the cold", between the 16th and 17th centuries. Based on 13 original documents concerning esquimos, this article retraces the European perception of the physical envir...

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Published in:Revista de História
Main Author: Bruna, Giulia Bogliolo
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:Italian
Published: Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas 1996
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Online Access:https://www.revistas.usp.br/revhistoria/article/view/18784
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Summary:This article focuses on the subject of the merveilleux, having as backdrop the North Pole, the Nordic world, the"empire of the cold", between the 16th and 17th centuries. Based on 13 original documents concerning esquimos, this article retraces the European perception of the physical environment, social life and material culture of this people, until then unknown. Este artigo trata do tema do maravilhoso tendo como cenário o Pólo Norte, o mundo nórdico,"o império do frio", entre os séculos XVI e XVIII. Baseado em 13 documentos originais sobre os esquimós, busca retraçar a percepção do olhar europeu sobre o aspecto físico, a vida social e a cultura material deste povo, até então desconhecido.