Divine Hunger: Cannibalism as a Cultural System

by Peggy Reeves Sanday

Book Overview

The practice of cannibalism is in certain cultures rejected as evil, while in others it plays a central part in the ritual order. Anthropologists have offered various explanations for the existence of cannibalism, none of which, Peggy Sanday claims, is adequate. In this book she presents a new approach to understanding the phenomenon. Through a detailed examination of ritual cannibalism in selected tribal societies, and a comparison of those cases...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521311144
• ISBN13: 9780521311144
• Release Date: September 1986
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.1"