Edible People: The Historical Consumption of Slaves and Foreigners and the Cannibalistic Trade in Human Flesh - Anthropology of Food & Nutrition - Christian Siefkes - Books - Berghahn Books - 9781800736139 - September 13, 2022
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Edible People: The Historical Consumption of Slaves and Foreigners and the Cannibalistic Trade in Human Flesh - Anthropology of Food & Nutrition

Christian Siefkes

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Edible People: The Historical Consumption of Slaves and Foreigners and the Cannibalistic Trade in Human Flesh - Anthropology of Food & Nutrition

While human cannibalism has attracted considerable notice and controversy, certain aspects of the practice have received scant attention. These include the connection between cannibalism and xenophobia: the capture and consumption of unwanted strangers. Likewise ignored is the connection to slavery: the fact that in some societies slaves and persons captured in slave raids could be, and were, killed and eaten. This book explores these largely forgotten practices and ignored connections while making exploring the links between cannibal acts, imperialist influences and the role of capitalist trading practices that are highly important for the history of the slave trade and for understanding the colonialist history of Africa.


392 pages

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released September 13, 2022
ISBN13 9781800736139
Publishers Berghahn Books
Pages 392
Dimensions 236 × 160 × 27 mm   ·   644 g
Language English  

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