Marital exchange and cannibalism

• Authors: Arnold Lebeuf
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Sexuality and alimentation are related in many ways. In this paper only one of the social aspects of these relations is presented. Cannibal wars and human sacrifi ce are structurally bound to the rules of marriage in various societies. The comparative study presented is limited to only two very different primitive societies living in completely different ecosystems, showing the various ways in which they articulate their respective solutions to these basic human needs.

Keywords

EN

Cannibalism; marital exchange; Tupi Guarani; Tunguz; Amazonia; Siberia; war; general anthropology; sociology; religion

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Jagielloński
• Journal: Studia Religiologica
• Year: 2012
• Volume: 45
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 255–265

Dates

online

2013-02-14

Contributors

author

Arnold Lebeuf

• Institute for the Study of Religions Jagiellonian University in Krakow

Identifiers

DOI

10.4467/20844077SR.12.020.0973