Karl von den Steinen’s Ethnographic Research among Indigenous Peoples in Brazil, 1884-1888
This article analyses and contextualizes the life and work of the German ethnologist Karl von den Steinen (1855-1929), who conducted ethnographic research in Brazil in 1884 and 1887-88. With a solid education in sciences and the humanities, von den Steinen, a physician and psychiatrist, set out to s...
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Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
2019-04-01
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| Series: | Revista de Antropologia |
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| Online Access: | http://www.revistas.usp.br/ra/article/view/157033 |