Vol. 17 No. 1 (2011): Dossiê História e Literatura - um diálogo em andamento
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An Essay on otherness - the Brazilian Indian: from the theory of natural goodness to denial

Published 2011-11-30

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Keywords

  • Indian. Civilization. Natural goodness.

How to Cite

Bittencourt, Libertad Borges. 2011. “An Essay on Otherness - the Brazilian Indian: From the Theory of Natural Goodness to Denial”. Locus: History Journal 17 (1). https://periodicos.ufjf.br/index.php/locus/article/view/20331.

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to discuss the essay by Arinos de Melo Franco: The Brazilian Indian and the French Revolution - The Brazilian origins of the theory of natural goodness , questioning, to this date, the perspectives on Native Brazilians that coalesced in the Western imagination and that the author details over the long term, from a dual standpoint: exaltation and denial.

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