Knowledge and Power
Rumphius’ Ambonese Herbal and Ambonese Curiosity Cabinet as Colonial Contact Zones
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12416591 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Esther Helena Arens (University of Cologne, corresponding author), Charlotte Kießling (University of Cologne) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 461-470 |
| Publication date | 2018-06-11 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1062-7987 • E-ISSN: 1474-0575 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1062798718000169 |
| OpenAlex | W2808341354 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 10 |
The early modern books on Ambonese natural history by G.E. Rumphius have mostly been analysed for their aesthetic form and scientific content. However, with the concept of contact zones as introduced by M.L. Pratt, these texts can also be read as historical sources about colonialism and slavery in the late seventeenth-century Moluccas. This article explores the traces of colonialism and slavery in Rumphius’ Ambonese Herbal (1740ff.) and the Ambonese Curiosity Cabinet (1705)
Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Cabinet (room · Colonialism · Curiosity · Power (physics · Colonialism, slavery, and trade · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories · History · Philippine History and Culture · Psychology
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,25 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2022 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |