Abstract
A growing interest in the nature of the black skin and in the origins of the peoples classified under this trait was accompanied in the eighteenth century by an increasing differentiation of their nature from whites, to the point that they were considered either a degenerated variety of humans, a separate species or inferior animals. Skin and race go together in the natural history of man, which comprises not only anatomical and physiological aspects, but also the history of nations, the Sacred History, and the aesthetic reflection.
Highlights
RESUMEN En el siglo XVIII tuvo lugar un creciente interés en torno a la naturaleza de la piel negra y el origen de los pueblos clasificados a través de ella que iría acompañado de una diferenciación cada vez mayor de su naturaleza respecto a los europeos blancos, llegando a ser considerados una variedad humana degenerada, una especie distinta o, en ocasiones, animales inferiores
A growing interest in the nature of the black skin and in the origins of the peoples classified under this trait was accompanied in the eighteenth century by an increasing differentiation of their nature from whites, to the point that they were considered either a degenerated variety of humans, a separate species or inferior animals
Llegando o no a tal extremo, eran ya pocos quienes podían hablar de los africanos negros sin encontrar en ellos algo más que un color o que unos meros rasgos locales
Summary
RESUMEN En el siglo XVIII tuvo lugar un creciente interés en torno a la naturaleza de la piel negra y el origen de los pueblos clasificados a través de ella que iría acompañado de una diferenciación cada vez mayor de su naturaleza respecto a los europeos blancos, llegando a ser considerados una variedad humana degenerada, una especie distinta o, en ocasiones, animales inferiores. La piel y la raza fueron de la mano en la historia natural del hombre, la cual comprendía no sólo aspectos anatómicos y fisiológicos, sino también la historia de las naciones, la historia sagrada y la reflexión estética. «DES HOMMES NOIRS ET NON PAS DES NÈGRES»: SKIN AND RACE IN XVIIITH CENTURY ABSTRACT. A growing interest in the nature of the black skin and in the origins of the peoples classified under this trait was accompanied in the eighteenth century by an increasing differentiation of their nature from whites, to the point that they were considered either a degenerated variety of humans, a separate species or inferior animals. Skin and race go together in the natural history of man, wich comprises anatomical and physiological aspects, and the history of nations, the Sacred History and the aesthetic reflection.
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