re cannibalism was albert sabin in article zxmkr studserv zxmkr studserv zdv uni tuebingen de c ornelius krasel writes in f q yuc quack kfu com pharvey quack kfu com paul harvey writes in article pk d q access digex net huston access digex com herb huston writes in article f n ep quack kfu com pharvey quack kfu com paul harvey writes do you have any examples of ritual cannibalism particulary amongst the primates why the ritual qualifier i was thinking of instances were a particular food or foods or drinks are used to symbolize or ritualize cannibalism do you know of any human cultures that have this type of mythology for example where one might eat a food as representative of the body of a god thus ritualized cannibalism in the absence of the original i know of ritual cannibalism among tribes in papua neuguinea they used to eat the brain of killed opponents sometimes these brains contained infectious agents which lead to a disease called kuru since cannibalism was banished by the government the number of kuru cases has dropped sharply oh yeah well i know of anyways cannibalism is much more commmon than those who feel that it is wrong and then point out that the fact that western civilisation doesn t do it is proof positive that we are more advanced would have us believe cannibalism is often used in funeral ceremonies as a way of keeping the deceased loved one alive many other cultures including many american indian cultures eat ate the flesh of slain enemies often as a way of showing respect for the valor of the departed hearts are often favored for this as it contains the spirit have you ever read or seen alive which is the story of the argentinian boys soccer team that crashed in the andes and then ate the bodies of those who died in order to survive finger lickin good how about the twighlight zone episode to serve man if you want more info on this a good place to start is on sci anthropology now send me and eat my flesh dan lovall physics purdue edu
