The ‘idea’ of Mapuche: representations of the indigenous people in Juan Ignacio Molina’s patriotic discourse
Many authors, in the early modern era, speculated on the origins of the indigenous people in the Americas. The article analyses the discourses by which Juan Ignacio Molina (1740-1829) depicts Mapuche, which constitutes a fragment of the ‘idea’ of the natives widespread in Europe. By focusing on the...
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| description | Many authors, in the early modern era, speculated on the origins of the indigenous people in the Americas. The article analyses the discourses by which Juan Ignacio Molina (1740-1829) depicts Mapuche, which constitutes a fragment of the ‘idea’ of the natives widespread in Europe. By focusing on the theories about their Western ancestry, language, and status of development, the study contributes to framing the representation of such groups and deconstructs the milieu in which these ideas have been produced. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4870f2a20d584d9d9da54072878a359e2023-06-28T11:03:36ZspaUniversity of BolognaConfluenze2036-09672023-06-0115126428510.6092/issn.2036-0967/1516313496The ‘idea’ of Mapuche: representations of the indigenous people in Juan Ignacio Molina’s patriotic discourseMorgana Lisi0Università degli Studi di TorinoMany authors, in the early modern era, speculated on the origins of the indigenous people in the Americas. The article analyses the discourses by which Juan Ignacio Molina (1740-1829) depicts Mapuche, which constitutes a fragment of the ‘idea’ of the natives widespread in Europe. By focusing on the theories about their Western ancestry, language, and status of development, the study contributes to framing the representation of such groups and deconstructs the milieu in which these ideas have been produced.https://confluenze.unibo.it/article/view/15163mapuchecolonial chileearly modern historyiberian worldnatural history |
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| title | The ‘idea’ of Mapuche: representations of the indigenous people in Juan Ignacio Molina’s patriotic discourse |
| title_full | The ‘idea’ of Mapuche: representations of the indigenous people in Juan Ignacio Molina’s patriotic discourse |
| title_fullStr | The ‘idea’ of Mapuche: representations of the indigenous people in Juan Ignacio Molina’s patriotic discourse |
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| title_short | The ‘idea’ of Mapuche: representations of the indigenous people in Juan Ignacio Molina’s patriotic discourse |
| title_sort | idea of mapuche representations of the indigenous people in juan ignacio molina s patriotic discourse |
| topic | mapuche colonial chile early modern history iberian world natural history |
| url | https://confluenze.unibo.it/article/view/15163 |
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