Eduardo Viveiros de Castro
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Eduardo Batalha Viveiros de Castro (born 1951) is a Brazil
ian anthropologist and a professor at the National Museum of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
.
He has published many book
s and articles
which are considered important in Brazilian anthropology and in Americanist ethnology
, among them: From the enemy's point of view: humanity and divinity in an Amazonian society, Amazônia: etnologia e história indígena ("The Amazon: Ethnology and Indigenous History"), and A inconstância da alma selvagem e outros ensaios de antropologia ("The Inconstancy of the Savage Soul and other essays on Anthropology").
Born in Rio de Janeiro
, he taught at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, the University of Chicago
, and at Cambridge University. His principal contribution is the development of the idea of Amazonian perspectivism.
Brazil
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ian anthropologist and a professor at the National Museum of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
The Federal University of Rio de Janeiro is one of the largest federal universities of Brazil, where public universities comprise the majority of the best and most qualified institutions...
.
He has published many book
Book
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s and articles
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which are considered important in Brazilian anthropology and in Americanist ethnology
Ethnology
Ethnology is the branch of anthropology that compares and analyzes the origins, distribution, technology, religion, language, and social structure of the ethnic, racial, and/or national divisions of humanity.-Scientific discipline:Compared to ethnography, the study of single groups through direct...
, among them: From the enemy's point of view: humanity and divinity in an Amazonian society, Amazônia: etnologia e história indígena ("The Amazon: Ethnology and Indigenous History"), and A inconstância da alma selvagem e outros ensaios de antropologia ("The Inconstancy of the Savage Soul and other essays on Anthropology").
Born in Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
, he taught at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
, and at Cambridge University. His principal contribution is the development of the idea of Amazonian perspectivism.