Flesh and blood : a history of the cannibal complex

Bibliographic Information

Flesh and blood : a history of the cannibal complex

Reay Tannahill

Little, Brown, c1996

Search this Book/Journal
Note

Bibliography: p. 271-285

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

In Flesh and Blood, Reay Tannahill explores the age-old practice of cannibalism. the author-of previous studies on eating and sex, she takes us on a fascinating historical tour of this darkest of gastronomic compulsions -- including a section on the recent upsurge in cannibalism-themed horror fiction and a study of serial killer cannibals such as Jeffrey Dahmer.At the dawn of man, the consumption of human flesh and blood was a legitimate ritual practiced by ancient Babylonians and Aztecs alike. The recent media focus may have brought cannibalism into the public eye, but the practice has never wholly left society and still echoes in religious traditions such as the Christian Eucharist. Here is a book that is sure to feed into our current fascination with people who eat people.

by "Nielsen BookData"

Details
  • NCID
    BA55591624
  • ISBN
    • 0316837059
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Boston
  • Pages/Volumes
    x, 310 p., [16] p. of plates
  • Size
    20 cm
  • Classification
  • Subject Headings
Page Top