The Man-Eating Myth: Anthropology and Anthropophagy / Edition 1

by William Arens

Overview

Belief in the existence of cannibalism just beyond the borders of one's own culture is a time-honored, universally accepted notion. The author of this provocative book has meticulously viewed the evidence from all field on the world's classic man-eaters, from the 16th-century Aztecs to contemporary African and New Guinean cultures.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780195027938
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	09/25/1980
Series:	Galaxy Books
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	5.04(w) x 8.84(h) x 0.54(d)