Consuming Grief: Compassionate Cannibalism in an Amazonian Society
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Consuming Grief: Compassionate Cannibalism in an Amazonian Society

by Beth A. Conklin

Sociology Anthropology
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An anthropological exploration of the Wari' people's compassionate cannibalism as a mourning practice in Amazonian society.

ISBN-13 9780292712362 ASIN 0292712367 Views 204 Publisher University of Texas Press Year 2001 Edition 49593rd Format Paperback Product Group Book Pages 368 Created February 12, 2026 Updated September 27, 2026
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Consuming Grief examines the cultural practices of the Wari' people regarding death and mourning.

The book explores how cannibalism served as an expression of compassion within their society.

Beth A. Conklin presents ethnographic research on Amazonian mortuary customs.

Readers gain insight into how grief and compassion are expressed through ritual acts.

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