242 Pages
by
Routledge
232 Pages
by
Routledge
232 Pages
by
Routledge
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The Cannibal Within offers an evolutionary account of the propensity of human beings, in extreme circumstances to eat other human beings, despite the strong Western taboo against such practices. What sets this volume apart from the large body of literature on cannibalism, both popular and anthropological, is the underlying premise: cannibalism as an alternative to starvation is tacitly condoned... Read more
1 Introduction to People Eating 2 Cannibalism During Western Migrations 3 Shipwreck Disasters 4 Airplane and Arctic Cannibals 5 Osteoarchaeological Evidence 6 Ritual Cannibalism 7 Myth in Anthropology 8 Political Famines and Starvation 9 The Literary Imagination
Biography
Lewis Petrinovich is professor emeritus in the Department of Psychology of the University of California, Riverside and is currently a resident of Berkeley, California.
