Consuming Grief : Compassionate Cannibalism in an Amazonian Society
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0292712367
ISBN-13
9780292712362
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Imprint
University of Texas Press
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jul 1st, 2001
Print length
320 Pages
Weight
516 grams
Dimensions
15.20 x 22.80 x 2.00 cms
Product Classification:
Regional studiesPhysical anthropology
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Explores Wari' conceptions of person, body, and spirit, as well as indigenous understandings of memory and emotion, to explain why the Wari' felt that corpses must be destroyed and why they preferred cannibalism over cremation. This book shows why, in Wari' terms, it was considered the most honorable and compassionate way of treating the dead.
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