Glosario de los Caribes [Spanish]

By Sebastián Robiou Lamarche

The culture of the aboriginals of the Lesser Antilles, commonly referred to as the Carib people, was documented in large measure thanks to the French chroniclers of the 17th century. In this book, the author relies on Raymond Breton's "Dictionnaire Cara?be-Fran?ois" (1665) to construct an annotated and illustrated glossary of terms attributed to the Caribs. The themes that emerge from this undertaking - the Carib belief system, their understanding of astronomy, the ceremonial practices, the singing and dancing rituals, their customs in relation to navigation, war and anthropophagy, their knowledge of medicinal plants, their ceramic art and body ornaments, the flora and fauna that surrounded them, and their study of climate and the weather - complemented with documents from other chroniclers as well as contemporary authors turn this book into an essential reference for both the specialist and the general public. The author has a Ph.D. in history from the Centro de Estudios Avanzados de Puerto Rico y el Caribe (in San Juan, Puerto Rico), where he serves as faculty. Others books published: "Tainos and Caribs, the aboriginal cultures of the Antilles", "Mitolog?a y religi?n de los Ta?nos", "Caribes, creencias y rituales", "Taino and Caribs". La cultura de los abor?genes de las Antillas Menores, com?nmente llamados Caribes, en gran medida logr? documentarse gracias a los cronistas franceses del siglo 17. Teniendo como base una atinada selecci?n del "Dictionnaire Cara?be-Fran?ois" (1665) de Raymond Breton, el autor establece un asequible glosario comentado e ilustrado de t?rminos caribes-insulares. Temas como las creencias, la astronom?a, las ceremonias, la danza y el canto, la navegaci?n, la guerra y la antropofagia, las plantas medicinales, la cer?mica, los adornos corporales, la flora y la fauna, se complementan con los documentos de otros cronistas y de autores contempor?neos y junto a una amplia bibliograf?a convierten el libro en una esencial referencia para el lector en general y el especialista. El autor posee un Ph.D. en historia del Centro de Estudios Avanzados de Puerto Rico y el Caribe (San Juan, Puerto Rico), donde es parte de la facultad. Otros libros publicados: "Ta?nos y caribes, las culturas abor?genes antillanas", "Mitolog?a y religi?n de los ta?nos", "Caribes, creencias y rituales", "Tainos and Caribs".

• Format: Paperback
• Language: Spanish
• ISBN: B093BP11RG
• ISBN13: 9798713819378
• Release Date: April 2021
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 294 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"