Consuming Grief: Compassionate Cannibalism in an Amazonian Society
Consuming Grief examines compassionate cannibalism in an Amazonian society, using this culturally significant practice to explore grief, mourning, compassion, and communal life. Beth A. Conklin offers a focused anthropological study of how people understand death and express care through practices shaped by their society.
About This Book
Consuming Grief explores the relationship between mourning, compassion, and cultural practice in an Amazonian society.
Beth A. Conklin examines compassionate cannibalism as a subject of anthropological inquiry, placing it within broader questions about grief and communal life.
The book considers how societies understand death and express care through culturally meaningful practices.
It offers readers a focused study of human responses to loss and the diverse ways communities give meaning to mourning.
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