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SUMMARY:Preadamites on Ambon in the 1680s - Jan Becker (European Universit
 y Institute)
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CONTACT:Silvia M. Marchiori
DESCRIPTION:In 1686\, Ambon was the site of a dispute over the origins of 
 humankind. The Leiden-trained physician and governor of Ambon Robertus Pad
 tbrugge (1637–1703) and the VOC employee and naturalist Georg Eberhard R
 umphius (1627–1702) could not reconcile their respective exegeses. In pa
 rticular\, they disagreed on Isaac de la Peyrère's book _Prae Adamitae_ (
 1655)\, which challenged the notion of Adam being the first human to have 
 lived and which was part of Rumphius's library. In contrast to Padtbrugge\
 , Rumphius strictly rejected the historicity of Preadamites. How did their
  readings of the _Prae Adamitae_ relate to slavery\, medicine\, and natura
 l history on the island? And how did the Chinese and Ambonese inhabitants 
 of the island shape the book's meaning? In this talk\, Jan Becker will ana
 lyse how the _Prae Adamitae_ was read on Ambon.
LOCATION:Zoom
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