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Eaters of the dead : = myths and rea...

Wetmore, Kevin J., (Jr.,) (1969-)

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Eaters of the dead : = myths and realities of cannibal monsters /

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Eaters of the dead :/ Kevin J. Wetmore Jr.
Reminder of title:	myths and realities of cannibal monsters /
Author:	Wetmore, Kevin J.,
Published:	London :Reaktion Books, : c2021.,
Description:	272 p. :ill. ;22 cm.
Subject:	Cannibalism. -
ISBN:	9781789144444

Eaters of the dead : = myths and realities of cannibal monsters /
Wetmore, Kevin J.,Jr.,1969-

Eaters of the dead :myths and realities of cannibal monsters /Kevin J. Wetmore Jr. - London :Reaktion Books,c2021. - 272 p. :ill. ;22 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Every culture has monsters that eat us, and every culture repels in horror when we eat ourselves. From Grendel to medieval Scottish cannibal Sawney Bean, and from the Ghuls of ancient Persia to The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, tales of being consumed are both universal and universally terrifying. In this book, Kevin J. Wetmore Jr. explores the full range of monsters that eat the dead: ghouls, cannibals, wendigos, and other beings that feast on human flesh. Moving from myth through history to contemporary popular culture, Wetmore considers everything from ancient Greek myths of feeding humans to the gods, through sky burial in Tibet and Zoroastrianism, to actual cases of cannibalism in modern societies. By examining these seemingly inhuman acts, Eaters of the Dead reveals that those who consume corpses can teach us a great deal about human nature--and our deepest human fears.

ISBN: 9781789144444US22.50Subjects--Topical Terms:

526033
Cannibalism.

LC Class. No.: GN409 / .W4866 2021

Dewey Class. No.: 394.9

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