Ethnoastronomy in Brazil: the contribution of Charles Frederick Hartt and José Vieira Couto de Magalhães
After a brief bibliographical review of Archaeoastronomy and Ethnoastronomy, the paper discusses some works of the late 19th century that contain information on the Ethnoastronomy of Brazilian Indians. These accounts were written by the Canadian naturalist Charles Frederick Hartt (1840-1878) and by...
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| description | After a brief bibliographical review of Archaeoastronomy and Ethnoastronomy, the paper discusses some works of the late 19th century that contain information on the Ethnoastronomy of Brazilian Indians. These accounts were written by the Canadian naturalist Charles Frederick Hartt (1840-1878) and by the Brazilian polymath José Vieira Couto de Magalhães (1837-1898). Although shaped by the worldviews of their authors and the scientific ethnological theories of that time, they record a small fraction of the indigenous knowledge systems about nature, celestial myths, constellations and calendars. The authors were contemporaries, and corresponded to each other; nevertheless they independently recorded some common knowledge from peoples who spoke a tupi language. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d9609922e34a4b62a469b75b9d7720d92022-12-22T03:45:06ZengMuseu Paraense Emílio GoeldiBoletim do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi. Ciências Humanas1981-81222010-01-0152295313Ethnoastronomy in Brazil: the contribution of Charles Frederick Hartt and José Vieira Couto de MagalhãesFlavia Pedroza LimaSilvia Fernanda de Mendonça FigueirôaAfter a brief bibliographical review of Archaeoastronomy and Ethnoastronomy, the paper discusses some works of the late 19th century that contain information on the Ethnoastronomy of Brazilian Indians. These accounts were written by the Canadian naturalist Charles Frederick Hartt (1840-1878) and by the Brazilian polymath José Vieira Couto de Magalhães (1837-1898). Although shaped by the worldviews of their authors and the scientific ethnological theories of that time, they record a small fraction of the indigenous knowledge systems about nature, celestial myths, constellations and calendars. The authors were contemporaries, and corresponded to each other; nevertheless they independently recorded some common knowledge from peoples who spoke a tupi language.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1981-81222010000200007&lng=pt&nrm=iso&tlng=ptEthnoastronomyIndiansCharles Frederick HarttJosé Vieira Couto de MagalhãesHistory of Science |
| spellingShingle | Flavia Pedroza Lima Silvia Fernanda de Mendonça Figueirôa Ethnoastronomy in Brazil: the contribution of Charles Frederick Hartt and José Vieira Couto de Magalhães Boletim do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi. Ciências Humanas Ethnoastronomy Indians Charles Frederick Hartt José Vieira Couto de Magalhães History of Science |
| title | Ethnoastronomy in Brazil: the contribution of Charles Frederick Hartt and José Vieira Couto de Magalhães |
| title_full | Ethnoastronomy in Brazil: the contribution of Charles Frederick Hartt and José Vieira Couto de Magalhães |
| title_fullStr | Ethnoastronomy in Brazil: the contribution of Charles Frederick Hartt and José Vieira Couto de Magalhães |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ethnoastronomy in Brazil: the contribution of Charles Frederick Hartt and José Vieira Couto de Magalhães |
| title_short | Ethnoastronomy in Brazil: the contribution of Charles Frederick Hartt and José Vieira Couto de Magalhães |
| title_sort | ethnoastronomy in brazil the contribution of charles frederick hartt and jose vieira couto de magalhaes |
| topic | Ethnoastronomy Indians Charles Frederick Hartt José Vieira Couto de Magalhães History of Science |
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