Insatiable Appetites: Imperial Encounters with Cannibals in the North Atlantic World PDF
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Insatiable Appetites This page intentionally left blank Early American Places is a collaborative project of the University of Georgia Press, New York University Press, Northern Illinois University Press, and the University of Nebraska Press. The series is supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. For more information, please visit www.earlyamericanplaces.org. Advisory Board Vincent Brown, Duke University Stephanie M. H. Camp, University of Washington Andrew Cayton, Miami University Cornelia Hughes Dayton, University of Connecticut Nicole Eustace, New York University Amy S. Greenberg, Pennsylvania State University Ramón A. Gutiérrez, University of Chicago Peter Charles Hoffer, University of Georgia Karen Ordahl Kupperman, New York University Joshua Piker, University of Oklahoma Mark M. Smith, University of South Carolina Rosemarie Zagarri, George Mason University This page intentionally left blank Insatiable Appetites Imperial Encounters with Cannibals in the North Atlantic World kelly l. watson a New York University Press new york and london NeW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS New York and London www.nyupress.org ©2015 by New York University All rights reserved For Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication data, please contact the Library of Congress. ISBN 978-0-8147-6347-6 (hardback) References to Internet Web sites (URLs) were accurate at the time of writing. Neither the author nor New York University Press is responsible for URLs that may have expired or changed since the manuscript was prepared. New York University Press books are printed on acid-free paper, and their binding materials are chosen for strength and durability. We strive to use environmentally responsible suppliers and materials to the greatest extent possible in publishing our books. Manufactured in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Also available as an ebook Contents List of Figures ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction 1 1 Inventing Cannibals: Classical and Medieval Traditions 23 2 Discovering Cannibals: Europeans, Caribs, and Arawaks in the Caribbean 49 3 Conquering Cannibals: Spaniards, Mayas, and Aztecs in Mexico 87 4 Converting Cannibals: Jesuits and Iroquois in New France 119 5 Living with Cannibals: Englishmen and the Wilderness 149 6 Understanding Cannibals: Conclusions and Questions 178 Notes 187 Bibliography 211 Index 235 About the Author 241 This page intentionally left blank Figures I.1 Allegorical image of America 17 1.1 Dog-headed cannibals on a Caribbean island 43 2.1 Early German woodcut of a New World scene 80 2.2 America 82 3.1 Brazilian cannibals dressed in Moorish fashion 93 4.1 Martyrdom of Jean de Brébeuf and Gabriel Lalemant 141 5.1 Native Americans threaten Europeans 164
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