Good to eat: riddles of food and cultureThe anthropologist/author takes on some of the major food riddles, including cannibalism, to reveal why a culture accepts or spurns specific foods |
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Page 210
Because at that time there were seven [prisoners to be killed], they made [the
prisoners] run and throw stones and oranges, while their women held them
prisoner with cords tied to their necks; even if [the prisoner] doesn't want to, they
make ...
Because at that time there were seven [prisoners to be killed], they made [the
prisoners] run and throw stones and oranges, while their women held them
prisoner with cords tied to their necks; even if [the prisoner] doesn't want to, they
make ...
Page 218
The same military contingencies meant that the victors could only bring a small
number of prisoners back home with them in order not to reduce the mobility of
the raiding party. These military considerations also explain why many band and
...
The same military contingencies meant that the victors could only bring a small
number of prisoners back home with them in order not to reduce the mobility of
the raiding party. These military considerations also explain why many band and
...
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He discovered that the hungriest time of the year was the time of the year when
the fewest prisoners were eaten. Since "the biggest consumption of human meat
took place . . . in the middle of the corn harvest," he concluded that the whole ...
He discovered that the hungriest time of the year was the time of the year when
the fewest prisoners were eaten. Since "the biggest consumption of human meat
took place . . . in the middle of the corn harvest," he concluded that the whole ...
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Contents
ONe Good to Think or Good to Eat? I3 | 19 |
three The Riddle of the Sacred Cow | 47 |
FOUR The Abominable Pig | 67 |
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| Title | Good to eat: riddles of food and culture |
| Author | Marvin Harris |
| Publisher | Simon and Schuster, 1985 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 8 Oct 2008 |
| ISBN | 0671503669, 9780671503666 |
| Length | 289 pages |
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