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The Man-Eating Myth: Anthropology and Anthropophagy (Galaxy Books) Paperback - 1980
by Arens, William
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- Title The Man-Eating Myth: Anthropology and Anthropophagy (Galaxy Books)
- Author Arens, William
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: Repri
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 224
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Oxford University Press, USA, Oxford
- Date 1980-09-25
- Features Bibliography
- Bookseller's Inventory # 0195027930.G
- ISBN 9780195027938 / 0195027930
- Weight 0.64 lbs (0.29 kg)
- Dimensions 8.84 x 5.04 x 0.54 in (22.45 x 12.80 x 1.37 cm)
- Dewey Decimal Code 394.9
First line
In a fit of optimism characteristic of the era, those few scattered intellectuals of the nineteenth century with an interest in human cultures christened their nascent discipline anthropology, the study of man.
From the rear cover
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.