Consuming grief : compassionate cannibalism in an Amazonian society / Beth A. Conklin.

Author/creator Conklin, Beth A.
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoAustin : University of Texas Press, 2001.
Descriptionxxxi, 285 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Cannibal epistemologies -- Wariʼ world -- Cultural collisions -- Funerals -- Explanations of eating -- Social anatomy -- Embodied identities -- Burning sorrow -- Predator and prey -- Hunting ancestors -- Transforming grief -- Afterword -- Appendix A: the story of mortuary cannibalism's origin -- Appendix B: The story of Hujin and Orotapan.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 263-276) and index.
LCCN 00047976
ISBN0292712324 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0292712367 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks F2520.1.P32 C56 2001 ✔ Available Place Hold